When Selecting Among Multiple Possible Phylogenetic Trees That Fit Our

question 23

Multiple Choice

When selecting among multiple possible phylogenetic trees that fit our data, we commonly use the principle of _____, which means we choose the _____ possible hypothesis. In phylogenetic analysis, that means selecting the tree that represents the _____ evolutionary changes or mutations.

• A)parsimony; simplest; fewest
• B)parsimony; simplest; most
• C)parsimony; most; likely
• D)phylogenetics; simplest; fewest
• E)phylogenetics; simplest; most

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