Which of the following is not a reason that ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is useful for studying the evolutionary relationships among living organisms?
A) rRNA undergoes a high degree of lateral transfer.
B) No free living organism lacks rRNA.
C) rRNA plays a critical role in the translation process in all organisms.
D) rRNA evolves slowly, so it can be analyzed across a wide range of organisms.
E) rRNA is evolutionarily ancient and was present in the common ancestor of all life forms.
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