1. It is universally distributed across group chosen  all organisms have rRNA 2. It is functionaly similar between organisms  rRNAs all participate in protein synthesis 3. Its sequence changes slowly-good for looking across long periods of time 4.
The tallest mountain in the U.S. and the world is Mauna Kea, and it is located in Hawaii. The highest mountain in the U.S. is Mt. McKinley (also called Denali). It is located â¦in the Alaska Range in the state of Alaska. The mountain is located in Denali National Park and Preserve.
Mt. Whitney at 14,494 ft. (4,418 meters) located in California is the tallest mountain located west of the Mississippi River. The 2nd highest peak is Mt. Elbert, located 10 miles southwest of Leadville, Colorado. It stands at 14,433 ft. (4,399 meters).