A scientist is attempting to build a cladogram that shows the evolutionary closeness of three organisms in relation to humans. After doing DNA analysis, they determine that the organisms share the following percentages of DNA:

Organism A and humans share 85% of their DNA.

Organism B and humans share 80% of their DNA.

Organism C and humans share 90% of their DNA.

Based on this information, which order should they go on the cladogram (from least related to most related)?

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Responses

A, B, C, humans
A, B, C, humans

B, A, C, humans
B, A, C, humans

C, A, B, humans
C, A, B, humans

C, B, A, humans

1 answer

To construct the cladogram based on the given DNA similarities, we look at the percentages of DNA shared between the organisms and humans.

Organism C shares 90% of its DNA with humans, making it the most closely related.
Organism A shares 85%, making it next in line.
Organism B shares 80%, making it the least closely related.

Therefore, the order from least related to most related should be:

B, A, C, humans

So, the correct response is:

B, A, C, humans.