Describe how a clade relates to monophyletic group. a. Clades vary in size depending on the number of branches. b. All the organisms within a clade stem from a single point on the phylogenetic tree. c. A clade shows branches that do not share a single point. d. A clade shows groups that diverge at a different branch point.
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