A paraphyletic taxon includes
A) all of the descendants of a common ancestor.
B) organisms descended from several evolutionary lineages.
C) only some of the descendants of a common ancestor.
D) organisms that do not share a common ancestor.
E) species with similar morphology rather than a common ancestor.

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A paraphyletic group includes an ancestral species and some, but not all, of its descendants. This means it leaves out one or more groups that are descended from the common ancestor, unlike a monophyletic group, which includes all descendants of a common ancestor.

A Paraphyletic Taxon Includes