Multiple Choice
Synapomorphies are
A) features of animals on a branch of a cladogram.
B) unique characteristics of an organism.
C) homologous genes of organisms on a branch of a phylogenetic tree.
D) shared advanced characteristics of organisms.
E) primitive characteristics which define a branch of a cladogram.
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