The Best Outgroup to Use for Resolving Phylogenetic Relationships of Vascular

question 83

Multiple Choice

The best outgroup to use for resolving phylogenetic relationships of vascular plants is the ____ because all of its character states are considered ancestral.

• A) angiosperms
• B) ferns
• C) conifers
• D) cycads
• E) ginkgophytes

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