Phylogenetic Trees Are Best Described as

question 22

Multiple Choice

Phylogenetic trees are best described as

• A) true and inerrant statements about evolutionary relationships.
• B) hypothetical portrayals of evolutionary relationships.
• C) the most accurate representations possible of genetic relationships among taxa.
• D) theories of evolution.
• E) the closest things to absolute certainty that modern systematics can produce.

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