If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup? A) lion B) domestic cat C) wolf D) leopard
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An outgroup is a species or group of species that is closely related to the group of interest (in this case, cats) but not part of it. The purpose of an outgroup is to help determine the ancestral traits of the group of interest and to root the phylogenetic Show more…
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If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup? $$\begin{array}{ll}{\text { (A) wolf }} & {\text { (C) lion }} \\ {\text { (B) domestic cat }} & {\text { (D) leopard }}\end{array}$$
If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup? a. wolf b. domestic cat c. lion d. leopard
If you were using cladistics to build a phylogenetic tree of cats, which of the following would be the best outgroup? (A) wolf (C) lion (B) domestic cat (D) leopard
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