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In a cladogram, what occurs at a node?
A derived trait appears.
Evolution is stopped.
An ancestor dies.
The cladogram ends.
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A derived trait appears.
Explanation: Nodes (branch points) on a cladogram represent where a lineage splits (a common ancestor/speciation event) and where shared derived characters (synapomorphies) arise in the descendant lineages.
Explanation: Nodes (branch points) on a cladogram represent where a lineage splits (a common ancestor/speciation event) and where shared derived characters (synapomorphies) arise in the descendant lineages.
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