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ZOO 102 Practice Questions ZOO 102 3 Objective Question
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5. According to cladistics, monophyly refers to
Options
A Descent from multiple unrelated ancestors
B Descent from a single species, expressed in all descendants of a common ancestor
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C The absence of a common ancestor
D Convergent evolution only
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

A monophyletic group (clade) includes a single common ancestral progenitor and every single one of its evolutionary descendants.

Hint

'Mono-' means single, representing a single ancestral lineage and ALL descendants.

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Course: ZOO 102
Topic: Practice Questions ZOO 102 3
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 425 of 737
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