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    A Trait That Is Similar in One or More Species
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A Trait That Is Similar in One or More Species

Question 21

Question 21

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A trait that is similar in one or more species even though it was not present in their common ancestor is called a


A) homology.
B) synapomorphy.
C) homoplasy.
D) symplesiomorphy.

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