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A.
To determine: Whether the given phylogenetic tree supports or refutes the hypothesis that plant hemoglobins arose by horizontal gene transfer.
Introduction: Phylogenetic tree is the branching representation of evolutionary path and relationships among different
B.
To determine: How would the phylogenetic tree look like if the plant hemoglobin genes were originally derived from a
Introduction: Phylogenetic tree is the branching representation of evolutionary path and relationships among different biological organisms. It is made on the basis of similarities and differences in their characteristic features.
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