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All textbooksFreeman 8th EditionCh. 22 - Evolution by Natural SelectionProblem 5

Chapter 21, Problem 5

Explain the logic behind the claim that the nuclear envelope is a synapomorphy that defines eukaryotes as a monophyletic group.

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Hello everyone here. We have a question asking blank. Is a shared and derived character that is common between an ancestor in its defendants. We have a polymorphism. Polymorphism is the genetic variation that is not in a continued state. So A. Is incorrect. The synapse morph synaptic morphy is shared and derived character that is common between ancestor and its descendants. So our answer is B. Seneca morph. But let's look at our other two options. We have C. Polyandry, polyandry is a pattern of mating in which a female animal has more than one made. So C. Is incorrect and we have D. Apostrophe. A park therapy is the condition in which the female reproductive organs of the flower are not joined to each other so it isn't the, so our answer here is be snap morph. Thank you for watching. Bye.
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