In the Axolotl, Development Is Altered

question 22

Multiple Choice

In the axolotl, development is altered. Adult axolotls retain features (external gills and aquatic life) that were juvenile in its ancestors, a phenomenon known as

• A)"evo-devo."
• B)paedomorphosis.
• C)punctuated evolution.
• D)homology.

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