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Phylogeny

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The protein mTOR is a central regulator of cell growth and is highly conserved among vertebrates. Scientists compared the amino acid sequences of mTOR from five different vertebrate species, and recorded the number of amino acid differences in mTOR between each species pair. The results are shown in the table below.
Table 1. Number of amino acid differences in mTOR for five species
Number of amino acid differences in mTOR for five species
HumanZebrafishDogEmperor penguinOlive baboon
Human0265151144
Zebrafish0263244264
Dog011715
Emperor penguin0115
Olive baboon0
Which of the following cladograms is best supported by the information in the table?
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