One Widely Used Cladistic Method of Examining Evolutionary Relationships Is

question 50

Multiple Choice

One widely used cladistic method of examining evolutionary relationships is ________,which is based on the assumption that evolution is most likely to have proceeded by the path requiring fewest changes.

• A) topology
• B) neighbor joining
• C) parsimony
• D) systematics

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