Phylogenetics uses evolutionary trees called cladograms to arrange species into clades,or related groups,showing all of the descendents of a common ancestor.The branches of the tree are based on all but which of the following?
A)shared derived characteristics
B)convergent evolution
C)homologous structures
D)morphological data
E)DNA sequences

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Cladograms are based on shared derived characteristics, homologous structures, morphology, and DNA sequences. Convergent evolution (choice B) is not used to arrange species into clades because it is a result of unrelated species evolving similar characteristics due to similar environmental pressures, rather than due to a shared common ancestor.

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