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Which best describes derived characteristics?
They are newly evolved traits.
They appear in all the ancestors.
They appear at the end of each branch.
They stem from primary characteristics.
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They are newly evolved traits.
Derived characteristics (apomorphies) are traits that evolved in a lineage after it split from its ancestors and help distinguish that descendant group from its ancestors and other groups.
Derived characteristics (apomorphies) are traits that evolved in a lineage after it split from its ancestors and help distinguish that descendant group from its ancestors and other groups.
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