A paraphyletic group contains
A) the group's most recent common ancestor but not all of its descendants.
B) neither the common ancestor of all of its members nor all descendants of that ancestor.
C) all descendants of the group's most recent common ancestor and no other members.
D) unrelated members.

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A paraphyletic group includes the most recent common ancestor of its members but not all of its descendants. This means that some descendants of the common ancestor are excluded from the group, making it incomplete and therefore, paraphyletic.

A Paraphyletic Group Contains