Question

Shown below is the Primates cladogram and a table listing the total number of amino acid differences in the Cytochrome c Oxidase il protein between the human

and the five other organisms. According to the information given, which number would fit in the position with the question mark?

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B. "26".

Step-by-step explanation:

Cladograms are graphical representations that show how different species are according to different features, such as differences in amino acid sequences of key proteins such as Cytochrome c Oxidase. In this case, the cladogram shows that humans are most close to chimp because they only have 5 different amino acids, while other species such as Woolly monkey have 67 different amino acids. A number that would fit in the position with the question mark, which is the Baboon will be 26. This number have a quantity that is between the number of amino acids that are different in Gorilla and Howler monkey, which are 7 and 68 respectively. Therefore, 26 fits with the position of Baboon in the cladogram.