Study the cladogram below:
If both birds and mammals have a four-chambered heart while some
reptiles do not, what is
the best explanation as to why birds are
more closely associated with reptiles?
A. Other vestigial structures place birds in a close
relationship with reptiles.
B. Phylogenetic trees show importance to external, rather than
internal, similarities.
C. The heart is a homologous structure that is not used to
determine phylogenetic relationships.
D. The heart must be an analogous structure that has evolved
twice.
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