You have isolated and purified a new species of cells from the rain forest and you want to place this new species in the appropriate branch of the tree of life. You sequence the ribosomal RNA genes from these cells and discover that for one particular region of the ribosomal gene (the rRNA) the RNA sequence is AAUGAAGG. You have sequences from the same region of the ribosomal genes (the rRNA) from each of these species: bacteria, eukaryote and archaea, which are listed below. bacteria AUAGAUGG
eukaryote AAAGAAGG
archaea AAUGGAGU
Based on these sequence results, to which branch of the tree of life should you assign this new species?
a. eukaryote
b. archaea
c. bacterial
d. bacteria and archaea
e. There is not enough information.

The correct answer is: option A. eukaryote.

Explanation:

The sequence of the newly found rRNA is AAUGAAGG is similar to the sequence is given for the eukaryote which is AAAGAAGG, there is only one exception at 3thirs position of the sequence which is instead of uracil there is adenosine. However, this could be a result of the transversion mutation where A converted into U of the period of evolution.

On the other hand, the rRNA of bacteria and archaea have a very high difference in their sequence with a change in one than one base.

1) gene flow

- it is described as the transfer of genes from one population to another population so that frequency of gene is increased.

-a zebra migrates to join a different herd of zebras.

2) natural selection

- a mechanism of evolutionary change in which individuals with advantageous traits survive and reproduce whereas the others ( those that can not adapt) eliminate from the population.

-competition for sunlight leads to taller trees.

3) mutation

- permanent change in the nucleotide sequence of dna ( genetic material) that could have harmful or useful consequences.

-the dna of a snake changes to make its venom stronger.

4) genetic drift - it is a random phenomenon ( that occurs by chance such as fire) that results in change in the gene frequency in a small population.    

-a grassfire randomly sweeps through a population of buffalo and kills most of the animals.

explanation:

the answer is a) a shiprock was formed by igneous process