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Which of the following animal lays eggs as reptiles but has mammary glands and hair on the skin like mammals?

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Duckbill
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Peripatus
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C
Bear
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Lungfish
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Solution

The correct option is A Duckbill
There are many organisms which serve as the connecting link between two groups. Duck-billed platypus is the common example which is the connecting link between the reptiles and mammals. The organism can lay eggs similar to the reptiles. There are mammary glands and hair on the skin which is the characteristic feature of the mammals.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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