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Presence of gills in the tadpole of from...

Presence of gills in the tadpole of from indicates that

A

fishes were amphibious in the past

B

fishes evolved from frog like ancestors

C

frogs will have gills in future

D

frogs evolved from gilled ancestors.

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The tadpole larva of frog grills and lives in water. This proves that frogs have evolved from grilled ancestors.
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