Recall the Hillis et al.experiments that tested the accuracy of methods used in phylogenetic analysis.If even more mutagens had been added, the rate of evolution would have been _______, there would have been _______ expected homoplasies, and the accuracy of the phylogenetic analysis most likely would have been _______ than what was observed.
A) higher; more; better
B) higher; more; worse
C) higher; fewer; better
D) lower; more; worse
E) lower; fewer; better

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If even more mutagens had been added, the rate of evolution would have been higher, resulting in more expected homoplasies. This would make the accuracy of the phylogenetic analysis worse than what was observed in the original experiments.

Recall the Hillis Et Al