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5 December, 07:28

A) do organisms that molt (ecdysozoans, includes: loricifera, kinorhyncha, nematoda, tardigrada, arthropoda and onychophora) form a monophyletic group? explain.

b. as what type of trait would you classify the ability to molt (synapomorphy, symplesiomorphy, homoplasy) ? explain.

c. if you group all segmented organisms (blue circles), would they form a monophyletic clade? explain.

d. as what type of trait would you classify body segmentation (synapomorphy, symplesiomorphy, homoplasy) ? explain you answer.

e. do you think segmentation appeared once in the ancestor of these groups or appeared independently in each group? explain your answer in terms of parsimony.

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  1. 5 December, 07:45
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    What do u mean A) do organisms that molt (ecdysozoans, includes: loricifera, kinorhyncha, nematoda, tardigrada, arthropoda and onychophora) form a monophyletic group? explain.

    b. as what type of trait would you classify the ability to molt (synapomorphy, symplesiomorphy, homoplasy) ? explain.

    c. if you group all segmented organisms (blue circles), would they form a monophyletic clade? explain.

    d. as what type of trait would you classify body segmentation (synapomorphy, symplesiomorphy, homoplasy) ? explain you answer.

    e. do you think segmentation appeared once in the ancestor of these groups or appeared independently in each group? explain your answer in terms of parsimony.
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