Given the following cladogram and list of characteristics:
MossFernConiferFlowering PlantChlorophyll a & bYesYesYesYesVascular tissueNoYesYesYesSeedsNoNoYesYesFlowersNoNoNoYes Based on what you know about the principle of parsimony, which of the following is most likely a synapomorphy of conifers and flowering plants?
A. Flowers.
B. Chlorophylls a and b
C. Seeds.
D. Both chlorophylls a and b and seeds.
E. Vascular tissue.
Answer: C
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