Characteristics Which Appear in Some New Groups but Not in All

Question

Characteristics which appear in some new groups but not in all new groups are referred to as
A)parallel characters.
B)ancestor characters.
C)convergent characters.
D)analogous characters.
E)derived characters.

Accepted Answer

A character is any trait,whether structural,molecular,reproductive,or behavioral,that distinguishes one group from another.Derived characters are found in some,but not all,groups diverged from a common ancestor.