Each tip (sp 1-4) represents a different species of ant. Species 1 is the outgroup. Of species 3 and 4 possessed a Thymine a nucleotide position 45, while species 1, and 2 possessed an Adenine, then what kind of character is the A nucleotide at position 45? A. Convergent. B. Homoplasious. C. Derived. D. Ancestral.

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Each tip (sp 1-4) represents a different species of ant. Species 1 is the outgroup. Of species 3 and 4 possessed a Thymine a nucleotide position 45, while species 1, and 2 possessed an Adenine, then what kind of character is the A nucleotide at position 45? A. Convergent. B. Homoplasious. C. Derived. D. Ancestral.

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Elisabeth Mccullough · Answer 1

C. Derived

Explanation:

Derived kind of character is the A nucleotide at position 45.

Derived character: Derived kind of character is one that evolved in the lineage and leading up to a clade and that sets members of that clade apart from other individuals

Example of a derived character: the loss of a tail, a trait that first appeared in an ancestor of apes and man.