Two Different Monophyletic Taxa Are Termed _____ If They Share

question 49

Multiple Choice

Two different monophyletic taxa are termed _____ if they share common ancestry with each other more recently than either one does with another taxa.

• A)outgroups
• B)sister groups
• C)sibling species
• D)paraphyletic

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