Which of the following statements is true about a phylogeny,as represented by a phylogenetic tree?
A) Descendant groups (branches) from the same node do not necessarily share any derived characters.
B) A monophyletic group can be properly based on convergent features in addition to synapomorphies.
C) The ancestral group often has all the synapomorphies of the descendant species.
D) All of the above answers is correct.
E) None of the above answers is correct.
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