Several researchers worked together to determine the degree

Last updated: 6/8/2023

Several researchers worked together to determine the degree of relatedness of seven species of snakes All seven species of snake were found on Snake Island an island off the coast of Brazil in the Atlantic Ocean The researchers were able to isolate DNA from individ uals of each species and sequenced the mitochondrial gene that encodes cytochrome b The numbers of genetic differences between the seven snake species are shown in the ta ble below Species A Species B Species C Species D Species E Species F Species G Species A Species B Species C Species D Specles E A 36 B 41 40 40 45 49 25 Species F and Species B 23 Species E and Species D 19 24 28 co 8 A table showing genetic differences between species 10 19 19 6 19 21 Which of the following snake species are least closely related based on the data in the table above 15 17 Species F Species G