Question

three species of mosquitoes appear very similar, but dna analysis reveals that they have been evolving separately for at least the last 400,000 years and are evolutionarily distinct. these species would thus be considered ____ species and have the biologists using the dna analysis can be said to be employing the ____ species concept. distant; lineage cryptic; lineage cryptic; biological sister - muller; biological sister; morphological

Explanation:

Cryptic species look similar but are distinct genetically. The lineage species concept uses DNA - based evidence to define species as distinct evolutionary lineages. Here, the mosquitoes look similar but are evolutionarily distinct as shown by DNA analysis, so they are cryptic species and the lineage species concept is being used.

Answer:

B. cryptic; lineage