Phylogenetic analysis of a section of the plant genus Linanthus
A) was based on the sequences of mitochondrial DNA.
B) revealed that L. 'bicolor' is actually three distinct lineages.
C) showed that the group is synapomorphs.
D) showed that the group has a homoplastic trait.
E) revealed that an ancestral species of the group was likely to be self-compatible.

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The phylogenetic analysis revealed that L. 'bicolor' is actually three distinct lineages, indicating that the traditional understanding of this species as a single entity is incorrect.

Phylogenetic Analysis of a Section of the Plant Genus Linanthus