Which of the Following Is an Example of How "Maximum

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of how "maximum likelihood" is used by systematists.

• A) using the simplest explanation necessary to interpret the data
• B) assigning humans and chimpanzees to a less inclusive taxon
• C) using probability to determine that the nucleotide sequences in DNA and RNA change at a constant rate over time
• D) establishing the membership in a clade using the phenetic approach
• E) distinguishing shared ancestral characteristics and shared derived characters

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