Which of the statements below are true regarding an Outgroup

Last updated: 7/4/2023

Which of the statements below are true regarding an Outgroup select all that apply A All the members of the main clade the ingroup are more closely related to each other than they are to the outgroup B An outgroup is a lineage that falls outside the clade being studied but is closely related to that clade C An outgroup is used in phylogenetic analyses to figure out which character state is ancestral on the tree D An outaroup is used in phylogenetic analyses to figure out where the root of the tree should be placed