1 - characteristics that remain in the common ancestor and the modern organism
2 - characteristics that are new and have been modified from what was found in the common ancestor
1 - characteristics that are new in the common ancestor and the modern organism
2 - characteristics that have been modified from what was found in the common ancestor
1 - characteristics that have been modified in the common ancestor but not in the modern organism
2 - characteristics that are new in both the common ancestor and the modern organism
1 - characteristics that remain in the common ancestor and the modern organism
2 - characteristics that are new in both the common ancestor and the modern organism
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The best description of the two types of shared characteristics is:
1 - characteristics that remain in the common ancestor and the modern organism
2 - characteristics that are new and have been modified from what was found in the common ancestor
This distinction captures the concept of homologous traits that are inherited from a common ancestor (shared traits) and traits that have evolved or changed in response to different selective pressures or adaptations.
