A Lynx and jaguarundi share a more recent common ancestor than do ocelot and caracal. The speciation event separating lion and jaguar occurred more recently than the speciation event separating the lynx B from the mountain lion/jaguarundi lineage Wolves and humans share more recent common ancestor than jaguars and mountain lions. D The lion is more genetically similar to the jaguar than the lynx is to the ocelot. ALL of these are correct.

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Which of the following can you deduce from the cat cladogram (unscaled tree)?
N Puma concolor (mtn. lion)
N Puma jaguarundi (jaguarundi)
N Lynx canadensis (lynx)
N Leopardus pardalis (ocelot)
O Pardofelis marmorata (marbled cat)
O Caracal caracal (caracal)
O Panthera leo (lion)
N Panthera onca (jaguar)
O Canis lupus (wolf)
O Homo sapiens (human)
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following can you deduce from the cat cladogram (unscaled tree)? N Puma concolor (mtn. lion) N Puma jaguarundi (jaguarundi) N Lynx canadensis (lynx) N Leopardus pardalis (ocelot) O Pardofelis marmorata (marbled cat) O Caracal caracal (caracal) O Panthera leo (lion) N Panthera onca (jaguar) O Canis lupus (wolf) O Homo sapiens (human)
A) Lynx and jaguarundi share a more recent common ancestor than do ocelot and caracal.
The speciation event separating lion and jaguar occurred more recently than the speciation event separating the lynx
B
from the mountain lion/jaguarundi lineage
Wolves and humans share more recent common ancestor than jaguars and mountain lions.
The lion is more genetically similar to the jaguar than the lynx is to the ocelot.
E
ALL of these are correct.
Transcribed Image Text:A) Lynx and jaguarundi share a more recent common ancestor than do ocelot and caracal. The speciation event separating lion and jaguar occurred more recently than the speciation event separating the lynx B from the mountain lion/jaguarundi lineage Wolves and humans share more recent common ancestor than jaguars and mountain lions. The lion is more genetically similar to the jaguar than the lynx is to the ocelot. E ALL of these are correct.
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