Can a single character be both a synapomorphy and a plesiomorphy ?

Why do carbohydrate molecules function so well as fuel for the body?

When does the circulatory system work with the respiratory system? a. during blood cell formation b. during cellular respiration c. during intestinal digestion d. during a viral infection

Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a serious condition caused by a recessive allele of a gene on the human x chromosome. the patients have muscles that weaken over time because they have absent or decreased dystrophin, a muscle protein. they rarely live past their twenties. how likely is it for a woman to have this condition? a) women can never have this condition. b) one-fourth of the daughters of an affected man would have this condition. c) one-half of the daughters of an affected father and a carrier mother could have this condition. d) only if a woman is xxx could she have this condition.