Traits are critical in the study of phylogeny because
A)a phylogenetic tree is a hypothesis about evolutionary relationships.
B)we use observations of traits to infer patterns of ancestry and descent among populations.
C)by mapping individual traits onto a phylogeny we have already created, we can study the sequence and timing of evolutionary events.
D)A and C
E)B and C

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Traits are used to infer patterns of ancestry and descent (B), and mapping traits onto a phylogeny helps study evolutionary events (C).

Traits Are Critical in the Study of Phylogeny Because