Question

using the information you gathered in the data table and what you have learned about similarities in amino acid sequences, create a cladogram of the organisms you analyzed. you will need to draw in the branches of the cladogram and put the name of the organisms in the position that most accurately represents their relationship to humans. one branch has been drawn for you, add additional branches as needed. explain how you knew where to put each organism on the cladogram.

Explanation:

The closer the amino - acid sequence of an organism is to that of a human, the more closely related it is. Organisms with highly similar amino - acid sequences are placed closer to humans on the cladogram, while those with more divergent sequences are placed further away. This is based on the principle that genetic (amino - acid sequence) similarity reflects evolutionary relatedness.

Answer:

Organisms with amino - acid sequences most similar to humans are placed closest to the 'Human' branch on the cladogram, as they share a more recent common ancestor. Those with increasingly different amino - acid sequences are placed further down the branches, indicating greater evolutionary distance.