Which of the following statements about pedigrees and phylogenies is true?
A) Both show the splitting and the recombining of branches or lineages over time.
B) Pedigrees tell us about the ancestry of individuals; phylogenies tell us about the ancestry of populations.
C) Both expand as one looks backward in time.
D) The nodes in a pedigree represent populations; the nodes in a phylogeny represent individuals.

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Pedigrees show the inheritance of traits within a family and the relationships between individuals, while phylogenies show evolutionary relationships between populations or species. Therefore, choice B is the only statement that accurately describes the difference between the two.

Which of the Following Statements About Pedigrees and Phylogenies Is