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17. According to the hemoglobin chart below, the Ostrich is least related to the Lark Sparrow because it has the greatest number of differences in the amino acid sequence for hemoglobin, compared to the Lark Sparrow.
Comparison of Differences in Amino Acid Sequences of the Protein Hemoglobin|
Animal
|
Number of differences in amino acids
|
|
Penguin
|
5
|
|
Lark Sparrow
|
1
|
|
White-crowned Sparrow
|
1
|
|
Ostrich
|
7
|
|
Hummingbird
|
3
|
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