Is SARS-COV-2 more closely related to SARS-COV or MERS? a. SARS-COV-2 is more closely related to SARS-COV, because SARS-COV-2 and SARS-COV share a more recent common ancestor than SARS-COV-2 and MERS. b. SARS-COV-2 is more closely related to MERS, because SARS-COV-2 and MERS share a more recent common ancestor than SARS-COV-2 and SARS-COV. c. SARS-COV-2 is more closely related to SARS-COV, because they are sister taxa. d. SARS-COV-2 is more closely related to MERS, because MERS is an older, more ancestral taxon.
