Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 12, Problem 12RQ
A monophyletic group is a ______.
a. phylogenetic tree
b. shared derived trait
c. character state
d. clade
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