A Taxon That Contains Organisms That Do Not Share a Common

question 96

Multiple Choice

A taxon that contains organisms that do not share a common ancestor is called

• A) a clade.
• B) monophyletic.
• C) polyphyletic.
• D) homologous.
• E) homoplastic.

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