Which of the following groups of organisms would be most closely related based on the picture and why?
cougar and jaguar
cheetah and bobcat
European wildcat and domestic cat
The image shown is not my own and can be viewed at http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/aschenbr_rach/cat_phylogeny%202.jpg
The correct answer is European wildcat and domestic cat because these share the closest common ancestor. We would expect their amino acids to be the most similar of the three groups if compared.
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