The diagram shows three beetle species that are thought to have evolved from a recent common ancestor. Part 1 of the diagram shows three hypothesized phylogenetic trees for the three beetles. Part 2 compares a section of the ancestral species DNA to the corresponding sequences of the beetle species. Parts 3 and 4 shows the genetic mutations that must have occurred in each of the three phylogenetic trees. The resulting phytogenetic trees are shown below.
Technique
10
Species i
Three phylogenetic hypotheses:
MC
0
Species T
Species II
Species III
Ancestrat sequance
Species 11
Site
3
TTC
A
OT
Species III
Results
L - t - n
SIA 4C
Te
10
2/740
Use the diagram to answer the question
Based on the results, what is the most probable phylogenetic tree(s) for these three beetles?
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the left phytogenetic tree because it has the fewest evolutionary events
the middle and the right phylogenetic trees because they have the most evolutionary events
the middle phylogenetic tree because the mutations caused Species I and Ill to develop similar coxoning
the right phylogenetic tree because the mutallons caused Species II and III to develop a riaged body texture
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Based on the results, the most probable phylogenetic tree for these three beetles is the left phylogenetic tree because it has the fewest evolutionary events.
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