For a Given Pair of Closely Related Species, an Ancestral

question 32

Multiple Choice

For a given pair of closely related species, an ancestral character is

• A) found in the common ancestor of the group, but is lost in both of the descendant species.
• B) replaced by derived characters at the point of the split of the last common ancestor into two new species.
• C) found in the last common ancestor of the pair, and may be present in one, both, or neither of the species.
• D) found in the last common ancestor of the pair and at least one of the species.

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