Multiple choice

Chimpanzees and humans differ by just over one percent of DNA. Which among the following viruses have been involved in the process of speciation, making the chimpanzee and human lines diverge?

  1. Retrovirus

  2. Spumaviruses

  3. Pan troglodytes Endogenous Retrovirus-1

  4. Lentiviruses

  5. Feline leukemia virus
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Pan troglodytes Endogenous Retrovirus-1 is a retrovirus that putatively infected chimpanzees about 4 million years ago, and may have been involved in the process of speciation, making the chimpanzee and human lines diverge.

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