is the group of chordates considered monophyletic? yes or no? why?

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is the group of chordates considered monophyletic? yes or no? why?

Protochordates
Protostomes
Deuterostomes
CHORDATES
Tripartite coelom,
larva
Chordate ancestor
(Notochord, post-anal tail,
|dorsal hollow nerve cord)
Deuterostome ancestor
(Gill slits)
Bilateral ancestor
(Dorsoventral axis, mesoderm, through gut,
cephalization, hox domains in trunk,
tinman heart, pax6/emx/otx domains in head)
FEcdysozoa
FLophotrochozoa
Echinoderms
Hemichordates
Urochordates
Cephalochordates
Vertebrates
Transcribed Image Text:Protochordates Protostomes Deuterostomes CHORDATES Tripartite coelom, larva Chordate ancestor (Notochord, post-anal tail, |dorsal hollow nerve cord) Deuterostome ancestor (Gill slits) Bilateral ancestor (Dorsoventral axis, mesoderm, through gut, cephalization, hox domains in trunk, tinman heart, pax6/emx/otx domains in head) FEcdysozoa FLophotrochozoa Echinoderms Hemichordates Urochordates Cephalochordates Vertebrates
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