A vestigial trait A) is caused by inactive genes

B) is a sign of an intermediate form

C) no longer appears in the genetic code of an organism

D) no longer performs the function for which it originally evolved

Which situation would most likely result in evolution? question 2 options: an alligator has no alleles for scales. a large population loses a few individuals. a single individual joins a large population. a predator prefers one phenotype to another.

Plant species a has a diploid number of 12. plant species b has a diploid number of 16. a new species, c, arises as an allopolyploid from a and b. the diploid number for species c would probably be a) 12. b) 14. c) 16. d) 28. e) 56.

How are fossils used to date organisms?