Consider all three species of the genus Happy: the Eastern Mugwump, the Western Mugwump, and the Middle Mugwump. All of these species evolved from a six-legged common ancestor. The Eastern and Middle Mugwumps have six legs, and the Western Mugwumps have eight legs. For the genus Happy, six-leggedness is
A) ancestral.
B) derived.
C) convergent.
D) a mutation.

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Six-leggedness is the ancestral characteristic of the genus Happy, as all three species evolved from a six-legged common ancestor.

Consider All Three Species of the Genus Happy: the Eastern