Two Taxa That Are More Closely Related to Each Other

question 59

Multiple Choice

Two taxa that are more closely related to each other than to any other taxon are called _____ groups.

• A)sister
• B)paraphyletic
• C)homologous
• D)polyphyletic
• E)analogous

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