Which 2 species would you expect to have the most shared derived characters?
(A) Snippeiq and Sqellert
(B) Gerdellen and Sqellert
(C) Snorflak and Gerdellen
(D) Snorflak and Fixxels

Show 5 species of insects that were discovered on a previously unknown island and were named as shown in the table. Proteomic analysis was performed on a highly conserved protein in the insects, and the number of amino acid differences was calculated and included in the table below. The scientists used this data to create the phylogenetic tree shown below with positions labeled I, II, III, and IV as well as O, P, Q, R, and S.

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III II IV P R S Snippeiq Fixxels Snorflak Gerdellen Sqellert Snippeiq Fixxels Snorfak Gerdellen 0 13 3 12 0 3 8 0 9 0 Sqellert 3 8 9 4 0