Multiple Choice
Consider a phylogeny of metazoans.Snakes, which lack limbs, evolved from vertebrates that had legs.The limbs of snakes disappeared by _______, and the backbones of snakes are a _______.
A) convergent evolution; synapomorphy
B) an evolutionary reversal; synapomorphy
C) convergent evolution; homoplastic trait
D) an evolutionary reversal; homoplastic trait
E) an evolutionary reversal; heteroplastic trait
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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