Asked by harlem

The table below shows sequences of amino acids across several species. The amino acid sequence is from a conserved code on a gene.


Using the information above, which are the most closely related?

Lamprey and Leech

Leech and Earthworm

Earthworm and Lamprey

Slug and Earthworm

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Leech and Earthworm.

Both are annelids and share the most similar amino-acid sequence in the conserved gene (fewest differences), so they are the most closely related pair.