Mitochondrial DNA sequences are useful to track recent evolution because
A) it mutates faster than nuclear DNA.
B) it encodes more ancient proteins than does nuclear DNA.
C) it is more stable than nuclear DNA.
D) it is inherited from mothers only.
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