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For a given pair of closely related species, an ancestral character is Group of answer choices found in the common ancestor of the group, but is lost in both of the descendant species. found in the last common ancestor of the pair and at least one of the species. found in the last common ancestor of the pair, and may be present in one, both, or neither of the species. replaced by derived characters at the point of the split of the last common ancestor into two new species.

Name: for a given pair of closely related species an ancestral character is group of answer choices found in the common ancestor of the group but is lost in both of the descendant species found in 17267
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Description: for a given pair of closely related species an ancestral character is group of answer choices found in the common ancestor of the group but is lost in both of the descendant species found in 17267

          For a given pair of closely related species, an ancestral character is
Group of answer choices
found in the common ancestor of the group, but is lost in both of the descendant species.
found in the last common ancestor of the pair and at least one of the species.
found in the last common ancestor of the pair, and may be present in one, both, or neither of the species.
replaced by derived characters at the point of the split of the last common ancestor into two new species.

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Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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07/29/2022

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For a given pair of closely related species, an ancestral character is Group of answer choices found in the common ancestor of the group, but is lost in both of the descendant species. found in the last common ancestor of the pair and at least one of the species. found in the last common ancestor of the pair, and may be present in one, both, or neither of the species. replaced by derived characters at the point of the split of the last common ancestor into two new species.