The novel traits that evolve and remain present in a descendant organism are referred to as ___________________.

A) common derived characters
B) shared derived characters
C) individual derived characters
D) simply derived characters
E) separately derived characters

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Caitie Prebish · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Shared derived characters are traits that are present in an organism and its descendants but are not found in their more distant ancestors. These traits are used in cladistics to establish evolutionary relationships.

The novel traits that evolve and remain present in a descendant organism are referred to as ___________________.

A) common derived characters
B) shared derived characters
C) individual derived characters
D) simply derived characters
E) separately derived characters

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The novel traits that evolve and remain present in a descendant organism are referred to as ___________________.A) common derived charactersB) shared derived charactersC) individual derived charactersD) simply derived charactersE) separately derived characters

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The novel traits that evolve and remain present in a descendant organism are referred to as ___________________.

A) common derived characters
B) shared derived characters
C) individual derived characters
D) simply derived characters
E) separately derived characters