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What does the term 'polyphyletic group' (or multiphyletic) signify in the biological classification of algae?
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- 1Organisms restricted to the same structural and morphoanatomical characteristics
- 2Organisms derived from more than one common evolutionary ancestor, thus not closely related✓
- 3Closely related species with identical genetic sequences
- 4Organisms sharing a recent exclusive common ancestor
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Organisms derived from more than one common evolutionary ancestor, thus not closely related
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