A number of different, unrelated species of Arctic fishes have evolved an adaptation to avoid freezing in frigid, winter waters. These different species all use the same glycoprotein that they circulate through their blood to prevent ice crystals from forming in their bloodstream. What is the adaptation of freeze resistance in these fishes is an example of? Parsimony Paraphyly Homoplasy Synapomorphy

A number of different, unrelated species of Arctic fishes have evolved an adaptation to avoid freezing in frigid, winter waters. These different species all use the same glycoprotein that they circulate through their blood to prevent ice crystals from forming in their bloodstream. What is the adaptation of freeze resistance in these fishes is an example of? Parsimony Paraphyly Homoplasy Synapomorphy

Biology Today and Tomorrow without Physiology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter11: Evidence Of Evolution

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