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Chapter 30.4, Problem 4LO
Describe how biologists use morphology (including variations in body symmetry, number of tissue layers, and type of body cavity) and patterns of early development to infer relationships among animal phyla.
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- Make a cladogram of vertebrates.arrow_forwardDescribe the radiation in vertebrate forms from phylotypic stage by focusing on three groups of vertebrates and then tracing the development of several homologous features in each group. Connect specific embryological structures in the phylotypic stage to divergent morphological structures in the adults of each of these groups. (Answer all questions, if possible)arrow_forwardOutline the evolution of humans from early primates.Include in your discussion such features as binocular vision,grasping hands, bipedal locomotion, toolmaking, and brainexpansion.arrow_forward
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