Why are Tarsiers difficult to place on the phylogenetic tree? A. Because they are genetically closer to Strepsirrhines, but they have many physical traits similar to Haplorrhines B. Because they are not similar physically to either Strepsirrhines or Haplorrhines C. Because they are genetically closer to Haplorrhines, but they have many physical traits similar to Strepsirrhines D. Because they are not similar genetically to either Strepsirrhines or Haplorrhines
Why are Tarsiers difficult to place on the phylogenetic tree?
| A. |
Because they are genetically closer to Strepsirrhines, but they have many physical traits similar to Haplorrhines |
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| B. |
Because they are not similar physically to either Strepsirrhines or Haplorrhines |
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| C. |
Because they are genetically closer to Haplorrhines, but they have many physical traits similar to Strepsirrhines |
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| D. |
Because they are not similar genetically to either Strepsirrhines or Haplorrhines |
Small to medium-sized primates known as tarsiers are found in the suborder Haplorrhini of the infraorder Tarsiiformes. As a result of a mix of genetic and physical characteristics that do not cleanly correspond with either Strepsirrhines or Haplorrhines, tarsiers are sometimes seen as being difficult to locate on the evolutionary tree.
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