The dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics can be described as a difference between
A)use of morphology and use of biomolecular data.
B)acceptance or rejection of paraphyletic groups.
C)acceptance or rejection of monophyletic groups.
D)acceptance or rejection of polyphyletic groups.

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The main dispute between evolutionary taxonomy and cladistics lies in the acceptance or rejection of paraphyletic groups. Evolutionary taxonomy allows for paraphyletic groups (groups that include an ancestor and some, but not all, of its descendants), while cladistics strictly requires groups to be monophyletic (including an ancestor and all of its descendants), rejecting paraphyletic groupings.

The Dispute Between Evolutionary Taxonomy and Cladistics Can Be Described