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soccerdreamer_17

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When assessing evolutionary relationships, one approach is to focus on derived (modified) characteristics. What is this approach called?
 
  a. taxonomy
  b. phylogeny
  c. classification
  d. cladistics
  e. homoplasy

Question 2

What is the term for traits that reflect specific evolutionary lineages and can be informative of evolutionary relationships?
 
  a. ancestral (primitive)
  b. acquired
  c. derived (modified)
  d. convergent characters
  e. analogies


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katkat_flores

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Reply #1 on: Jul 10, 2018
Answer to Question 1

d

Answer to Question 2

c


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Reply 2 on: Jul 10, 2018
:D TYSM

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