Please answer this multiple choice question in picture Which of the following would be considered evidence of species descent froma common ancestor under the theory of evolution by natural selection?O Fossils of extinct species observed in exposed rockSimilar DNA sequences in a gene in closely related fish speciesDifferent coloration in closely related birdsO Two distantly related species occupying the same habitat

The concept of natural selection was first explain by Charles Darwin. According to this concept…

ich of the following would be considered evidence of species descent from ommon ancestor under the theory of evolution by natural selection? Fossils of extinct species observed in exposed rock O Similar DNA sequences in a gene in closely related fish species O Different coloration in closely related birds OTwo distantly related species occupying the same habitat

ich of the following would be considered evidence of species descent from ommon ancestor under the theory of evolution by natural selection? Fossils of extinct species observed in exposed rock O Similar DNA sequences in a gene in closely related fish species O Different coloration in closely related birds OTwo distantly related species occupying the same habitat

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