When creating a data matrix of shared derived traits for constructing a phylogenetic tree, what number of derived traits should the outgroup share with the other species, and why?

small, big, or no change could occur in the phenotype. it could cause something as simple as a cats ears to curl backwards or something as frighting as death. it could also occur in the protien-coding area and have an effect on that but no effect on the amino acids. what has to occur is a changing in the hox gene or the control gene.

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