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The universal genetic language of DNA is common to virtually all organisms on Earth, however diverse. What is the best explanation for this fact?- All living things share a common genetic language of DNA because they share a common ancestry.- The universal nature of the genetic language of DNA is due to coincidence.- The universal genetic language is explained by the chemistry of DNA and proteins.
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Evidence boundary
This answer evaluates the three choices in the cited question version. It explains why the near-universality of the standard genetic code supports common ancestry, but it does not treat that evidence as a stand-alone proof of every evolutionary detail or claim that the code has no exceptions.