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lancelet (outgroup) lamprey tuna salamander turtle leopard hair amniotic egg four walking legs jaws vertebral column 4. what trait separates lampreys from tuna on this cladogram? jaws 5. what separates a salamander from a turtle? amniotic egg 6. which organism is most related to the leopard? 7. which organism’s dna will differ the most from the leopard? why?
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To determine the trait separating lampreys from tuna, we analyze the cladogram. Lampreys branch off before the "Jaws" trait, while tuna (and subsequent organisms) have jaws. So the trait is Jaws.
Looking at the cladogram, salamanders branch before the "Amniotic egg" trait, and turtles (and leopard) have amniotic eggs. Thus, the separating trait is Amniotic egg.
On the cladogram, the turtle and leopard share a more recent common ancestor (branching after "Amniotic egg" and "Hair" is unique to leopard, but turtle is closest before that) compared to others. So the turtle is most related to the leopard.
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