Scientists compared the nucleotide sequences for a particular gene between several Canidae species They found...

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Scientists compared the nucleotide sequences for a particular gene between several Canidae species They found 89 differences between a gray wolf s sequence and a coyote s sequence They found 211 differences between a gray wolf s sequence and an African wild dog s sequence Based on the data what can you conclude A Gray wolves are more closely related to coyotes because their DNA sequences are more similar B Gray wolves are more closely related to African wild dogs because they have more differences in their DNA C Gray wolves evolved from coyotes because their DNA sequences are very similar D Gray wolves do not share a common ancestor with African wild dogs because their DNA sequences are very different

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