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Biology 10th Edition by Eldra Solomon,Charles Martin,Diana Martin,Linda Berg

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1285423586
book Biology 10th Edition by Eldra Solomon,Charles Martin,Diana Martin,Linda Berg cover

Biology 10th Edition by Eldra Solomon,Charles Martin,Diana Martin,Linda Berg

Edition 10ISBN: 978-1285423586
Exercise 8
When systematists apply the principle of parsimony, they
A) choose the cladogram that requires the fewest changes in characters as the most probable explanation to interpret the data
B) select multiple hypotheses to explain each relationship
C) do not use outgroups
D) typically use a polyphyletic approach
E) hypothesize that the most complex explanation is most probably the correct one
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The correct option is a).
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