The next question(s) refer to Table 20.1, which compares the % sequence homology of four different parts (two introns and two exons) of a gene that is found in five different eukaryotic species. Each part is numbered to indicate its distance from the promoter (for example, intron I is the one closest to the promoter). The data reported for species A were obtained by comparing DNA from one member of species A to the DNA of another member of species A. Table 20.1
-Which of these four gene parts should allow the construction of the most accurate phylogenetic tree, assuming that this is the only part of the gene that has acted as a reliable molecular clock?

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The next question(s) refer to Table 20.1, which compares the % sequence homology of four different parts (two introns and two exons) of a gene that is found in five different eukaryotic species. Each part is numbered to indicate its distance from the promoter (for example, intron I is the one closest to the promoter). The data reported for species A were obtained by comparing DNA from one member of species A to the DNA of another member of species A.  Table 20.1
-Which of these four gene parts should allow the construction of the most accurate phylogenetic tree, assuming that this is the only part of the gene that has acted as a reliable molecular clock?

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Intron VI is the most likely to have acted as a reliable molecular clock because it is not subject to the same selective pressures as exons.

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