Which statement represents the best explanation for the observation that the nuclear DNA of dingoes and domestic dogs has a very high degree of sequence homology? Dogs and dingoes ________.
A) have very similar morphologies
B) belong to the same order
C) are both members of the order Carnivora
D) share a very recent common ancestor

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The high degree of sequence homology in the nuclear DNA between dingoes and domestic dogs indicates that they share a very recent common ancestor. This suggests that dogs were domesticated from dingoes or a closely related wild ancestor relatively recently in evolutionary time.

Which Statement Represents the Best Explanation for the Observation That