Which of the following statements about the Rainey and Travisano experiments on Pseudomonas bacteria is true?
A) The static cultures had a constantly uniform environment.
B) No phenotypic evolution occurred in the static cultures.
C) Molecular evidence showed that the same phenotype could arise from many genotypes.
D) Both a and b
E) None of the above

Question

Which of the following statements about the Rainey and Travisano experiments on Pseudomonas bacteria is true?
A) The static cultures had a constantly uniform ­environment.
B) No phenotypic evolution occurred in the static cultures.
C) Molecular evidence showed that the same phenotype could arise from many genotypes.
D) Both a and b
E) None of the above

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The experiments demonstrated that different genotypes could lead to the same phenotype, showing phenotypic convergence despite genetic diversity.

Which of the Following Statements About the Rainey and Travisano