A group is considered paraphyletic if
A)all members of the group share a common ancestor.
B)not all descendants of the common ancestor are included.
C)the common ancestor of the group is not included in the group.
D)the group does not contain the most recent common ancestor.
E)it is the most parsimonious grouping.

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A group is considered paraphyletic if it does not contain all descendants of the common ancestor. This means that some branches of the phylogenetic tree are excluded from the group, which makes it paraphyletic. Choices A, C, D, and E do not accurately describe a paraphyletic group.

A Group Is Considered Paraphyletic If