ne fish, two fish, red fish, lungfish: For a long time, scientists thought that coelacanths were the closest living relatives to amphibians. Coelacanths have big fleshy fins and hinged jaws, two traits they share with fossils of ancestral amphibians. When they went to analyze the DNA, however, they got a surprise. Take a look at the data yourself and see what you come up with.

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Great white shark (outgroup) C - C T - - - - - T
Midas cichlid C -
C

C - - - - - T
S. American lungfish T - C C - - - - - A
W. Indian coelacanth T - C C - - - - - T
Western clawed frog T - C C - - - - - A
Scientists previously thought that frogs and coelacanth are most closely related due to physical characteristics. With DNA evidence, we now know that frogs are more closely related to which of the following?

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Responses

Lungfish
Lungfish

Great white shark
Great white shark

Cichlid

Cichlid