Sea squirts and lampreys, which are closely related aquatic animals, have a perforated pharynx, a ventral heart, and a notochord at some stage of development. These similarities are best explained by
A) artificial selection.
B) a common ancestry.
C) inheritance of acquired characteristics.
D) the "Ladder of Nature."
E) uniformitarianism.
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