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Course: High school biology - NGSS > Unit 7

Lesson 1: Evidence of common ancestry

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This table shows the percentage of identical DNA sequences in the genomes of three species.

	Species 1	Species 2	Species 3
Species 1	$100 %$ ‍	$91 %$ ‍	$73 %$ ‍
Species 2		$100 %$ ‍	$72 %$ ‍
Species 3			$100 %$ ‍

Based on the data in the table, which of the following statements is true regarding relationships between the species?

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