What does the study of phylogeny allow us to understand?
A) evolutionary relationships among organisms, but not major events in evolutionary history
B) major events in evolutionary history, but not evolutionary relationships among organisms
C) evolutionary relationships among organisms and major events in evolutionary history
D) neither evolutionary relationships among organisms nor major events in evolutionary history

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The study of phylogeny allows us to understand both evolutionary relationships among organisms and major events in evolutionary history by analyzing DNA sequences, fossil records, and other evidence to reconstruct the evolutionary history of a group of organisms.

What Does the Study of Phylogeny Allow Us to Understand