The Following Steps Are Used to Construct a Cladogram That

question 55

Multiple Choice

The following steps are used to construct a cladogram that best reflects the evolutionary relationships of a group of species.If you arranged these steps from first to last,which step would be last?

• A)polarize the characters
• B)establish the character states
• C)gather data on characters to be used
• D)apply the principle of parsimony
• E)select an outgroup

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