An analysis of DNA and RNA sequences can be used to classify organisms. A dendrogram,
such as the one shown below, is based on molecular data. It can be used to represent
evolutionary relationships within a group of organisms that are hypothesized to have
descended from a common ancestor.
-Brown bear
Sun bear
Spectacled bear
Glant panda
Lesser panda
Raccoon
- Dog
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80 60 40 20
Millions of Years Ago
Which statement is best supported by the information in this dendrogram?
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to raccoons.
Brown bears are more genetically similar to giant pandas than they are to sun bears
The bear species are all more genetically similar to dogs than they are to giant pandas
Lesser pandas are more genetically similar to raccoons than they are to giant pandas,