Characteristics Between the Branch Points of a Cladogram That Are

question 4

Multiple Choice

Characteristics between the branch points of a cladogram that are shared by all organisms above the branch point and are not present in any below it are called

• A)homologous characters.
• B)homoplastic characters.
• C)ancestral characters.
• D)derived characters.
• E)novel characters.

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