Maximum Likelihood Methods Are Most Likely to Be an Improvement

question 124

Multiple Choice

Maximum likelihood methods are most likely to be an improvement over parsimony methods when

• A) closely related taxa are being examined.
• B) distantly related taxa are being examined.
• C) traits are culturally inherited.
• D) some types of evolutionary changes are more likely than others.
• E) no fossil record exists.

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