If You Were Using Cladistics to Build a Phylogenetic Tree

question 43

Multiple Choice

If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following organisms would be the best outgroup?

• A) lion
• B) domestic cat
• C) wolf
• D) leopard

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