Question

9. GenBank is a a. monophyletic group of organisms. b. replacement for the principle of parsimony. c. proposed universal system to classify organisms. d. type of molecular clock. e. large database of genetic information.

Answer 1

Option (e).

Step-by-step explanation:

Genbank may be defined as a sequence database that can be used to identify the evolutionary relationship between an organisms. Genbank contains the nucleotide sequences and information for the translation of protein.

Original sequences can directly be submitted to the genbank. Genbank stores the large database that contains the genetic information of an organism.

Thus, the correct answer is option (e).