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The data in Table 9.1 were obtained from a study of the length of time spent in each phase of the cell cycle by cells of three eukaryotic organisms designated beta, delta, and gamma. Table 9.1
Minutes Spent in Cell Cycle Phases
-Several organisms, including a number of protists, have intermediate mitotic organization. Which of the following is the most probable hypothesis regarding these intermediate forms of cell division?
A) They represent a form of cell reproduction that must have evolved completely separately from those of other organisms.
B) They demonstrate that these species are not closely related to any of the other protists and may well be a different kingdom.
C) They rely on totally different proteins for the processes they undergo.
D) They may be more closely related to plant forms that also have unusual mitosis.
E) They show some but not all of the evolutionary steps toward complete mitosis.

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The data in Table 9.1 were obtained from a study of the length of time spent in each phase of the cell cycle by cells of three eukaryotic organisms designated beta, delta, and gamma.  Table 9.1
Minutes Spent in Cell Cycle Phases
-Several organisms, including a number of protists, have intermediate mitotic organization. Which of the following is the most probable hypothesis regarding these intermediate forms of cell division?
A) They represent a form of cell reproduction that must have evolved completely separately from those of other organisms. 
B) They demonstrate that these species are not closely related to any of the other protists and may well be a different kingdom. 
C) They rely on totally different proteins for the processes they undergo. 
D) They may be more closely related to plant forms that also have unusual mitosis. 
E) They show some but not all of the evolutionary steps toward complete mitosis.

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Intermediate mitotic organization suggests that these organisms exhibit some, but not all, of the evolutionary steps toward the complete mitosis seen in more complex organisms.

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