Suppose That You Are Studying a Phylogenetic Tree and You

question 51

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are studying a phylogenetic tree and you want to circle a paraphyletic taxon on it. What would you most likely circle?

• A) only some of the descendants
• B) only an ancestor
• C) an ancestor and all its descendants
• D) an ancestor and some of its descendants

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