I think it's lithosphere thanks for posting your questions on Brainly
Answer: They compare the number of mutations to determine how long ago species separated and evolved.
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<span>They are misleading, because dominant alleles do not dominate or prevent recessive alleles from doing a job. Also, one allele can be considered dominant in one regard and recessive in another. It just depends on what you are trying to do with it.</span>