Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
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Chapter 18, Problem 7SQ
In cladograms, sister groups are _______ .
- a. inbred
- b. the same age
- c. represented by nodes
- d. in the same family
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