Why Do Evolutionary Biologists Say That Tiktaalik Roseae Is a "Transitional

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Why do evolutionary biologists say that Tiktaalik roseae is a "transitional species"?

• A) It is an extinct species whose DNA sequence indicates that it is intermediate between fish and tetrapods.
• B) It is an extant species whose DNA sequence indicates that it is intermediate between fish and tetrapods.
• C) It is an extant species whose skeletal structure indicates that it is a morphological intermediate between fish and tetrapods.
• D) It is an extinct species whose fossils indicate that it was a morphological intermediate between fish and tetrapods.

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