A group of organisms that includes a recent common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants is:
Select one:
a. Horizontal gene transfer
b. Polyphyletic
c. Sister group
d. Paraphyletic

Question

A group of organisms that includes a recent common ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants is:
Select one:
a. Horizontal gene transfer
b. Polyphyletic
c. Sister group
d. Paraphyletic

anonymous · Answer

its D

thomaster · Answer

Yea polyphyletic is a taxonomic group of organisms that does not contain the most recent ancestor of the group and can contain multiple lineages of organisms.
Paraphyletic is a taxonomic group of organisms that contains the most recent ancestor of the group but not all of its descendants.