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Organism A shares 50% of its DNA sequences with organism B, while organisms B and C share 90% of their DNA sequences. What can be concluded from this?

a. Organism A has suffered more mutations than organisms B or C.
b. Organism A is more ancient than either organism B or organism C.
c. Organisms B and C are more closely related to each other than they are to organism A.
d. Organisms B and C are probably full siblings while organism A is a grandparent of both.

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The answer is C) Organisms B and C are more closely related to each other than they are to organism A.

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"Organisms B and C are more closely related to each other than they are to organism A" is the one among the following choices given in the question that can be concluded from this. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". I hope the answer helped you.
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