Traits in Two or More Organisms That Are Similar but Not

question 46

Multiple Choice

Traits in two or more organisms that are similar but not derived from a common ancestor are called

• A) homoplastic traits.
• B) homologous traits.
• C) ancestral traits.
• D) synapomorphies.
• E) paraphyletic.

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