Question

All living organisms are linked to one another because:

• A. They share common genetic material but to varying degrees.
• B. They have genetic material of the same type.
• C. All have common cellular organization.
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A They share common genetic material but to varying degrees.

All living beings are in fact descendants of common ancestors.

• Common descendants is a concept in which one species will give rise to two or more new species over a period of time.
• The new species formed are due to change in the genetic material through deletion, duplication, inversion etc