The most reliable information for constructing the phylogeny of a group of closely related species would come from sequencing
A) rapidly evolving sections of DNA.
B) highly conserved regions of DNA.
C) non-coding regions of DNA.
D) mitochondrial DNA.
E) All of the answers are correct.

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Rapidly evolving sections of DNA provide more variation and are useful for distinguishing between closely related species, making them ideal for constructing phylogenies.

The Most Reliable Information for Constructing the Phylogeny of a Group