Q. All organisms shares the same genetic code. This commonality is an evidence that

A) The evolution is occurring now
B) The convergent evolution has occurred
C) The evolution occurs gradually
D) All the organisms are descended from a common ancestor
Explanation

There are 64 genetic codes. Three codons are non-sense codon (terminator). These genetic codes are universal, i.e., a codon specifies the same amino acid from virus to a tree or human beings. This indicates that all the organisms are descended from a common ancestor

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