Which Synapomorphies Support Stoneworts as the Closest Sister Group of Land

question 88

Multiple Choice

Which synapomorphies support stoneworts as the closest sister group of land plants?

• A) Retention of egg on parental tissue, plasmodesmata, branching, and apical growth
• B) Retention of egg on parental tissue, details of mitosis and cytokinesis, and plasmodesmata
• C) Branching and apical growth
• D) Retention of egg on parental tissue and gene sequence similarity
• E) Plasmodesmata and gene sequence similarity

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