Choose the True Statements About the Evolution of Complex Characters,such

question 36

Multiple Choice

Choose the true statements about the evolution of complex characters,such as powered flight.

• A)Phylogenetic analysis using cladistics can help reveal the sequence leading to the evolution of a complex character.
• B)Usually a single mutation in one gene leads to the simultaneous appearance of the complex character.
• C)Often the initial stage in the evolution of a complex character was an adaptation to some unrelated selection pressure.
• D)The intermediate stages in the evolution of a complex character had no fitness advantage.

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