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Molecular phylogenetics has changed the way that some organisms are classified. Which statement explains why classification using DNA sequencing can be more reliable than classification using observable features?

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Similar features can evolve in unrelated organisms in similar environments.

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DNA sequencing can only be carried out on organisms that are still alive.

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Observable features are not affected by the genes that are inherited.

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Organisms with similar DNA always look very similar to each other.

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5.2 Natural selection and evolution Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.2 Natural selection and evolution

122 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 5.2 Natural selection and evolution, covering 5.2.1 Genetic variation within a population, 5.2.2 Developments in classification systems, 5.2.3 How evolution occurs through natural selection, 5.2.4 Evolution as change over time, 5.2.5 Evidence for evolution, and 5.2.6 Darwin and Wallace. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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