Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 18, Problem 5SQ
In a cladogram, each node represents a(n) _______ .
- a. single lineage
- b. extinction
- c. common ancestor
- d. adaptive radiation
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