The figure shows the number of Hox gene clusters in different groups of animals. Which of the following is true for the number of clusters in each group?

a. land vertebrates > all fish > tunicates
b. all fish > lancelets > tunicates
c. higher ray finned fished >cephalochordate > land vertebrates
d. all fish > cephalochordates > land vertebrates


B

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