In the Absence of Evidence from Fossils, Systematists Frequently Use

question 82

Multiple Choice

In the absence of evidence from fossils, systematists frequently use a technique called ____ to identify ancestral and derived character states.

• A) outgroup comparison
• B) ingroup analysis
• C) gel electrophoresis
• D) microarray analysis
• E) homology comparison

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