In the Figure, What Does the Lower Interior Node in Each

question 46

Multiple Choice

In the figure, what does the lower interior node in each figure represent?

• A) the individual that gave rise to birds and crocodilians
• B) the most recent common ancestor of birds and crocodilians
• C) the most recent common ancestor to all tetrapods
• D) a population that would result from the hybridization of birds and crocodilians

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