Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 16SQ

Match the terms with the most suitable description.

______ phylogeny a. similar across many taxa
______ cladogram b. evolutionary history
______ master regulators c. human arm and bird wing
______ convergent evolution d. present in a group but not in its ancestors
______ derived character e. based on neutral mutations
______ molecular clock f. insect wing and bird wing
______ analogous structures g. diagram of .sets within sets
______ divergent evolution h. different lineages evolve in a similar way
______ homologous structures i. closely related lineages evolve in different ways
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