A shared derived trait used to define a clade Shared derived characters (e.g., feathers in birds) define clades in cladistic analysis.

A unique mutation in one species

An ancestral trait found in all members of a group

A shared derived trait used to define a clade

Phylogeny

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

A synapomorphy is

Explanation

Shared derived characters (e.g., feathers in birds) define clades in cladistic analysis.

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