Which of the Following Character States Would Be MOST Helpful

question 99

Multiple Choice

Which of the following character states would be MOST helpful in identifying sister groups?

• A)character states that occur only within a single species
• B)character states that occur in all descendants of a distant common ancestor
• C)homologies that are only found in some, but not all, the members of a single group
• D)analogies found in organisms belonging to different groups, and which do not share a common ancestor

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