Genetic evidence suggests that viruses
A) are most closely related to Bacteria.
B) are most closely related to Archaea.
C) are most closely related to Eukarya.
D) have evolved multiple times from many different cellular species.
E) evolved from the fusion of a bacterial and an archaeal species.

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Genetic evidence indicates that viruses do not form a single lineage but have evolved multiple times from different cellular ancestors, suggesting a polyphyletic origin.

Genetic Evidence Suggests That Viruses