The term homoplasy is most applicable to which of the following features?
A) the legless condition found in various lineages of extant lizards
B) the five-digit condition of human hands and bat wings
C) the fur that covers Australian moles and North American moles
D) the bones of bat forelimbs and the bones of bird forelimbs
A
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A. agriculture. B. music. C. medicine. D. aircraft design.
In eukaryotic cells, which occurs during the prophase of mitosis?
A. Duplication of chromatids B. Replication of DNA C. Separation of sister chromatids D. Breakup of the nuclear envelope E. Appearance of the nuclear envelope