Scientists Should Only Use Derived Traits to Construct Phylogenies Because

question 35

Multiple Choice

Scientists should only use derived traits to construct phylogenies because

• A) many fossil species retain only derived traits.
• B) derived traits are under greater genetic control than are analogous and homologous traits.
• C) all organisms have homologous traits.
• D) analogous and homologous traits do not tell us anything about close phylogenetic relationships.

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