What Is the Fundamental Idea Behind Parsimony

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is the fundamental idea behind parsimony?

• A) the best phylogeny is the one that both explains the observed character data and posits the fewest evolutionary changes for a group of taxa
• B) the best phylogeny is the one that posits the greatest number of evolutionary changes for a group of taxa
• C) the computed number of morphological or molecular distances between taxa indicates their relatedness
• D) morphological traits cannot be used to reconstruct phylogenetic history

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