Evidence that supports placing green algae and plants in the same phylogenetic group includes ________. A) similarities in mitochondrial structure and enzyme sequences B) similarities in chloroplast structure and pigment composition C) similarities in cell wall and membrane structure D) DNA sequence similarities in genes for ribosome structure
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