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What Types of Data Can Be Used to Construct Phylogenies

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What types of data can be used to construct phylogenies such as the one below? What types of data can be used to construct phylogenies such as the one below?   Photo sources: (left to right)  Zoonar/K. Jorgensen/age fotostock; S Sailer/A Sailer/age fotostock; J & C Sohns/age fotostock; Michael Dick/ Animals Animals-Earth Scenes; FLPA/Jurgen & Christi/age fotostock; Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images. A) molecular data B) fossil evidence C) anatomical, physiological, and developmental studies of extant species D) molecular data, fossil evidence, and anatomical, physiological, and developmental studies of extant species E) None of the answer options is correct. Photo sources: (left to right) Zoonar/K. Jorgensen/age fotostock; S Sailer/A Sailer/age fotostock; J & C Sohns/age fotostock; Michael Dick/ Animals Animals-Earth Scenes; FLPA/Jurgen & Christi/age fotostock; Yellow Dog Productions/Getty Images.


Definitions:

Outcome

The result or consequence of an action, experiment, or other proceeding.

Collection

The process of gathering data or items together, often for the purpose of analysis or to make sense of a set of findings.

Probability

A quantitative measure that indicates the likelihood of a particular event occurring.

Event

In probability and statistics, an occurrence or a set of outcomes of a particular experiment or situation.

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