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#Question id: 39856


Q: Which of the following best describes the primary limitation of sequence alignment in determining evolutionary relationships?

#Bio-Informatics
  1. It cannot identify insertions or deletions within aligned regions.
  2. It assumes that all sequence similarities are the result of random chance.
  3. It may fail to detect shared ancestry if sequences have diverged too significantly over time.
  4. It is only effective for sequences that share 100% identity.