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Based on molecular data, the split between apes and humans is thought to have occurred about six million years ago. So the correct answer is (E).

Nowadays, molecular data sequence information is used to infer practically all evolutionary connections. This is due to:

  • The inherited material is DNA.
  • Now, it is simple, rapid, affordable, and reliable to sequence genetic material.
  • Sequences are quite precise and can include a lot of information.

Rarely, when genetic information cannot be obtained (as in the case of some old fossil samples), evolutionary connections can be inferred using morphological data. However, this method is less trustworthy than using DNA data since we are aware that a single morphological characteristic occasionally might come from several distinct evolutionary lineages.

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