The organism at location D is the
to organisms at location A, B, and C.
A cladogram is shown. At point B, the organism shares jaws but not bones.

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The organism at location D is the 
 to organisms at location A, B, and C.
A cladogram is shown. At point B, the organism shares jaws but not bones.

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Outgroup.

D is the outgroup (the most distantly related taxon) because it branched off before the derived character "jaws" appeared at node B. A, B and C share jaws (a derived trait) that D does not, so D is outside that clade.

The organism at location D is the
to organisms at location A, B, and C.
A cladogram is shown. At point B, the organism shares jaws but not bones.

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The organism at location D is the to organisms at location A, B, and C. A cladogram is shown. At point B, the organism shares jaws but not bones.

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