Q.

Prototherians differ from all other mammals by the

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a

presence of cloaca

b

presence of pinna

c

absence of mammary glands

d

absence of diaphragm

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Prototherians have a cloaca. The anus and urinogenital aperture are separate in metatherians and eutherians. Pinna is absent in prototherians. The mammary glands and the diaphragm are present in all the mammals.

Hence, the prototherian, duck billed platypus is considered a connecting link between the reptiles and mammals.

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