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During the lesson, you analyzed the DNA sequence of the housefly. For which of the following organisms would you expect the DNA sequence to be least similar to the houseflyÍs?

1. butterfly
2. grasshopper
3. monkey
4. beetle

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The organism for which you would expect the DNA sequence to be least similar to the housefly's is 3. monkey.
Butterflies, grasshoppers, beetles, and houseflies are all insects, so it makes sense they would have similar DNA sequence, whereas monkeys are mammals.
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