When Using a Cladistic Approach to Systematics, Which of the Following

question 16

Multiple Choice

When using a cladistic approach to systematics, which of the following is considered most important for classification?

• A) shared primitive characters
• B) analogous primitive characters
• C) shared derived characters
• D) the number of homoplasies
• E) overall phenotypic similarity

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