What is true of a fossil that is classified as a "transitional form"?

A. It has all of the traits of its ancestors and all of the traits of its descendants.
B. It has some of the traits of its ancestors and all of the traits of its descendants.
C. It has all of the traits of its ancestors and some of the traits of its descendants.
D. It has some of the traits of its ancestors and some of the traits of its descendants.


D. It has some of the traits of its ancestors and some of the traits of its descendants.

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