a) Which two species are the most closely related?b) Are pike more closely related to lungfish or to gorillas? Character TableDerived TraitsGroupGraspinghandsHairLungsBony shellJawsLampreyTurtleGorillaLungfishPikeWolf+++human"." indicates the absence of trait and 'indicates the presence of trait

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a) Which two species are the most closely related?

b) Are pike more closely related to lungfish or to gorillas?

Character Table
Derived Traits
Group
Grasping
hands
Hair
Lungs
Bony shell
Jaws
Lamprey
Turtle
Gorilla
Lungfish
Pike
Wolf
+
+
+
human
"." indicates the absence of trait and '
indicates the presence of trait

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