Campbell Biology in Focus
Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 6TYU

If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup?

  1. A.    wolf
  2. B.     domestic cat
  3. C.     frog
  4. D.    leopard
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