Which Choice Is Considered to Be a Fundamental Problem with Application

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which choice is considered to be a fundamental problem with application of the phenetic species concept?

• A) The phenetic species concept uses phenotypic traits to create clusters; therefore, it cannot be applied to bacterial and unicellular species.
• B) The phenetic species concept only looks at whether reproduction occurs between populations; therefore, it cannot be applied to asexually reproducing species.
• C) The phenetic species concept weighs all traits equally, which can lead to ambiguous cluster boundaries when defining species.
• D) The phenetic species concept uses phenotypic traits to create clusters, but phenotypic traits can be similar due to convergent evolution rather than common ancestry.

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Unit Price

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Price-Quality Relationship

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