2. The following is a question from midterm 1. After you completed answering que

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2. The following is a question from midterm 1. After you completed answering question 1- choose the best answer and justify your answer Molecular hmolog iloving EXCEPT: explain, please a. to identify phylogenetic relationships between morphological different species b. to bridge the knowledge gap due to incomplete fossil record in a lineage c. to explore rate of evolutionary change in genes that code for different functions, e.g. slower rate of change in ribosomal genes compare to mitochondrion genes d. to identify orthologous genes in different related taxa e. to identify paralogous genes in different related taxa

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2.b)Ans=>Molecular homology is useful in identifying-

Phylogenetic relationships,

rate of evolutionary change

Ancestors of given taxa(Orthologous/paralogous)

but if there is "incomplete fossils" record then molecular homology doesn't works.

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