A plant was discovered that contained a compound that was found to have medicinal value. However, the plant is rare, so it is important to
see if a related plant might also produce the same compound. The chart shows some characteristics of the plant and four possible
relatives.
Plant
Medicinal Plant
Flower
Red, 6 petals
Leaves
Amino Acid Sequence
simple, parallel veins
lle-lle-Try-Gly-Glu-Asp-Pro
A
Red, 9 petals
simple, parallel veins
lle-Arg-Try-Gly-Glu-Asp-Ser
B
Yellow, 8 petals
compound, branched veins
lle-Arg-Ala-Gly-Glu-Asp-Pro
C
Pink, 6 petals
simple, parallel veins
lle-lle-Try-Gly-Glu-Asp-Ser
D
Yellow, 6 petals
compound, parallel veins
Ile-Arg-Try-Gly-Glu-Asp-Pro
Which plant(s) is/are most related to the medicinal plant, and therefore, could contain the compound with medicinal value?
O a
Plant A
Ob
Plant B
Oc
Plants A and C
Od
Plants C and D
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