Question

Based on morphological and molecular data, researchers hypothesize that the split between dugongs and proboscideans likely occurred between 48 and 34 million years ago. Explain how molecular data from fossils and living organisms would support the existence of an evolutionary relationship between dugongs and proboscideans.

Answer 1

Answer:

Both molecular and morphological comparisons among dugongs and proboscideans species should be conducted

Explanation:

From a molecular biology point of view, it is possible to compare the sequences of dugongs and proboscideans and thus observe the homology level between genes of interest, it in order to establish evolutionary relationships among species. Moroever, by mass spectrometry (MS), it is possible to compare proteins in fossils >1 million years, these comparisons may shed light on the evolutionary origin of one group