Which statement is true?
A) All homoplasies are evolutionary reversals.
B) All evolutionary reversals are homoplasies.
C) All homologous features are evolutionary reversals.
D) All homoplasies are homologous features.
E) All derived characters are homoplasies.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Homoplasies refer to similarities that arise independently in different species, while evolutionary reversals refer to the reversion of a derived character back to the ancestral state. Evolutionary reversals can result in homoplasies, but not all homoplasies are evolutionary reversals. Therefore, statement B is correct.

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