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Lactation and fur are synapomorphies that all mammals share. What else can we infer about lactation and fur? The common ancestor of all mammals had lactation and fur Birds also have lactation and fur

Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter25: Animal Evolution- The Chordates

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Problem 1CT: In 1798, a stuffed platypus specimen was delivered to the British Museum. Reports that it laid eggs...

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