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    Exam 24: Systematic Biology: Phylogeny and Classification
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    Similarity in Any Type of Biological Trait Resulting from Shared
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Similarity in Any Type of Biological Trait Resulting from Shared

Question 3

Question 3

Multiple Choice

Similarity in any type of biological trait resulting from shared ancestry is called ____.


A) homology
B) homoplasy
C) exaptation
D) anagenesis
E) cladogenesis

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