What Do the Multiple Branching Points at the Root of the Eukaryotic

question 66

Multiple Choice

What do the multiple branching points at the root of the eukaryotic phylogenetic tree indicate about the evolution of eukaryotes?

• A) that unikonts are derived from the SAR clade
• B) that Archaeplastids were the first eukaryotes
• C) that fungi are more closely related to plants than animals
• D) that eukaryotes are all descended from a common ancestor

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