Morphological characteristics of organisms are often adaptive features that have evolved in response to the environment. How does this complicate phylogenetic analysis based on morphology?
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This means that different species may develop similar morphological characteristics due to similar environmental pressures, even if they are not closely related phylogenetically. Show more…
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