Mammalian evolution began with the evolution of the first synapsids. what is the defining synapomorphy of synapsis?
a. the possession of the amniotic egg
b. a single temporal fenestra
c. the dentary squamosal joint
d. respiration with a diaphragm
e. endothermic metabolism

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.