Which of the following indicates that all organisms can be traced back to a common ancestry? A.
The genetic code consists of nucleotides in triplet codes.
B.
There are a few organisms that respond differently to the start and stop signals in the genetic code.
C.
Microorganisms contain codons and anticodons.
D.
Almost all genes in microorganisms, plants, and animals have the same codons.

The genetic material's inheritability shows how that the DNA of all creatures, both living and dead, can be traced back to a single point, which is our common ancestral origin of life.

Explanation:

the framers of the constitution insisted that federal judges be nominated instead of elected due to their desire to have judges above the shifting whims of the masses.

the hope, whether achieved or not, was that federal judges would only be beholden to the law and that by not having judges be elected, they would be protected if that law dictated an outcome that ran counter to popular opinion.