The novel traits that evolve and remain present in a descendant organism are referred to as ___________________.
A) common derived characters
B) shared derived characters
C) individual derived characters
D) simply derived characters
E) separately derived characters

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Shared derived characters are traits that are present in an organism and its descendants but are not found in their more distant ancestors. These traits are used in cladistics to establish evolutionary relationships.

The Novel Traits That Evolve and Remain Present in a Descendant