Question

A paleontology student plans to compare the genomes of fossilized marine organisms from Africa and North America to identify how long ago they had a common ancestor
Like most old fossils, the tissue and shell of the organism have been replaced by quartz and calcium rock
What faulty reasoning will the student's research advisor most likely point out?

Answer 1

Based on that scenario, a faulty reasoning that the student's research advisor most likely point out is : The rock that makes up the fossils replaced the organisms tissue and genetic material,

Because of this , their genomes can't be extracted.

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Answer 2

Answer:

A paleontology student plants to compare the genome of the organism and know the recent common ancestor.

The problem that is associated with the question is that the fossils has now been converted into minerals and rocks which has no genetic content in it.

The fossils can be studied only when the fossils has not be completely replaced by minerals. So, the point which has to be point out is that the genetic content cannot be studied when the fossils has been converted in the form of rocks.