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If the two sister species on the phylogenetic tree in the figure below differ from the other two species in a single character state (e.g., dark fur, whereas the other taxa have light fur), where would the evolutionary change(s) have occurred? Indicate change(s) by placing an arrow-or arrows-on the tree. Be sure to label the presumed ancestral state, and label the arrow(s) as a "loss" or "gain." If the two sister species on the phylogenetic tree in the figure below differ from the other two species in a single character state (e.g., dark fur, whereas the other taxa have light fur), where would the evolutionary change(s) have occurred? Indicate change(s) by placing an arrow-or arrows-on the tree. Be sure to label the presumed ancestral state, and label the arrow(s) as a  loss  or  gain.


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