Use the information from the table below to answer the question that follows: Vertebrae Four limbs Amniotic egg Egg shell Hair/fur Frog 1 1 Rodent 1 1 1 1 Lizard 1. 1. 1. Gorilla 1. 1 1 Fish 1 Bird 1. 1 If you wanted to include as many species as possible in a cladogram using the information from the table above, which would be the best outgroup to choose and why

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If you wanted to study the phylogenetic relationships of birds and lizards (from the same table displayed in the question above), which species would be the best outgroup to choose and why? 

Use the information from the table below to answer the question that follows:
Vertebrae Four limbs Amniotic egg Egg shell Hair/fur
Frog
Rodent
1
1
1
1.
Lizard
1
1
1
1
Gorilla
1
1.
1
1
Fish
1
Bird
1
1
1
1
If you wanted to include as many species as possible in a cladogram using the information from the table above, which would be the best outgroup to choose and why?
Transcribed Image Text:Use the information from the table below to answer the question that follows: Vertebrae Four limbs Amniotic egg Egg shell Hair/fur Frog Rodent 1 1 1 1. Lizard 1 1 1 1 Gorilla 1 1. 1 1 Fish 1 Bird 1 1 1 1 If you wanted to include as many species as possible in a cladogram using the information from the table above, which would be the best outgroup to choose and why?
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