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.
human
explain how you knew where to put each organism on the cladogram.

Explanation:

A cladogram is a diagram used in biology to show evolutionary relationships among organisms. Amino - acid sequence similarities are a measure of genetic relatedness. Organisms with more similar amino - acid sequences are more closely related evolutionarily and should be placed closer to humans on the cladogram. The degree of similarity in amino - acid sequences can be used to infer the closeness of the evolutionary relationship.

Answer:

To create the cladogram, organisms with the highest amino - acid sequence similarity to humans should be placed on the branches closest to the "Human" label. As the amino - acid sequence similarity decreases, the organisms should be placed on branches further away. The explanation for placement is based on the principle that genetic similarity (as reflected in amino - acid sequences) is indicative of a closer evolutionary relationship.