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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