Question

multiple choice 6.15 points which of the following terms means a similarity between taxa that is not due to common origin? none of the above plesiomorphy synapomorphy homoplasy

Explanation:

Plesiomorphy refers to an ancestral trait. Synapomorphy is a shared - derived trait due to common origin. Homoplasy is a similarity between taxa that is not due to common origin.

Answer:

D. Homoplasy