Which of the following statements about horizontal gene transfer is accurate? A) Horizontal gene transfer was quite common in the early stages of evolution of life on Earth. B) Horizontal gene transfer among organisms does not occur today. C) Horizontal gene transfer moves only genes that play a role in metabolism. O D) Horizontal gene transfer occurs only among closely related organisms. Question 2 (1 point) v Saved If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup? A) lion B) domestic cat O C) wolf D) leopard

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