Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN: 9780321967671

Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece, Kelly A. Hogan

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 14, Problem 9SQ

Why are biologists careful to distinguish similarities due to homology from similarities due to analogy when constructing phylogenetic trees?

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