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What is a trait that is ancestral to all chordates? A. a jaw bone B. a notochord C. an amniotic egg D. a vertebral column

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B is the correct answer

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B. a notochord

Chordates are a phylum in the animal kingdom which have the following characteristics

Pharyngeal gill slit
dorsal nerve
notochord
post anal tail

These organisms possess these ancestral traits which have evolved to a more complex and sophisticated features that most animals have today.
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