Placing Whales and Hippos in the Same Clade Means That

question 26

Multiple Choice

Placing whales and hippos in the same clade means that

• A)these organisms are phenotypically more similar to each other than to any others shown on the trees in the figure.
• B)their morphological similarities are probably homoplasies.
• C)they had a common ancestor.
• D)all three of the responses are correct.

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