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Compare the Following Sequences Taken from Four Different Proteins, and Select

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Compare the following sequences taken from four different proteins, and select the answer that BEST characterizes their relationships. A
B
C
1 DVEKGKKIDIMKCS
HTVEKGGKHKTGPNLH
GLFGRKTGQAPGYSYT
2 DVQRALKIDNNLGQ
HTVEKGAKHKTAPNVH
GLADRIAYQAKATNEE
3 LVTRPLYIFPNEGQ
HTLEKAAKHKTGPNLH
ALKSSKDLMFTVINDD
4 FFMNEDALVARSSN
HQFAASSIHKNAPQFH
NLKDSKTYLKPVISET


A) Based only on sequences in column B, protein 4 reveals the greatest evolutionary divergence.
B) Comparing proteins 1 and 2 in column A reveals that these two proteins have diverged the most throughout evolution.
C) Protein 4 is the protein that shows the greatest overall homology to protein 1.
D) Proteins 2 and 3 show a greater evolutionary distance than proteins 1 and 4.
E) The portions of amino acid sequence shown suggest that these proteins are completely unrelated.

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