Analogous features are problematic when constructing evolutionary tree because they are

a) based on DNA instead of comparative anatomy
b) based on comparative anatomy instead of embryology
c) monophyletic instead of convergent
d) the result of common ancestry instead of natural selection
e) the result of natural selection instead of common ancestry


Answer: e) the result of natural selection instead of common ancestry

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