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According to maximum parsimony, what is the most likely tree?
According to maximum parsimony, what is the most likely tree?
- The tree that requires the most evolutionary events
- The tree that requires the fewest evolutionary events (correct)
- The tree that requires the fewest shared derived characters
- The tree that requires the most shared derived characters
What do all phylogenetic trees represent?
What do all phylogenetic trees represent?
- The order in which organisms evolved
- Facts about how organisms are related to each other
- Hypotheses about how organisms are related to each other (correct)
- The true evolutionary history of organisms
What is the best hypothesis in phylogenetics?
What is the best hypothesis in phylogenetics?
- The one that best fits all available morphological, molecular, and fossil data (correct)
- The one that fits all available molecular data
- The one that fits all available morphological data
- The one that fits all available fossil data
What does Figure 20.16 depict?
What does Figure 20.16 depict?
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What does Figure 20.18 provide support for?
What does Figure 20.18 provide support for?
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What is shown in the fossil remains of Oviraptor and eggs?
What is shown in the fossil remains of Oviraptor and eggs?
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What is the purpose of applying parsimony in molecular systematics?
What is the purpose of applying parsimony in molecular systematics?
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What type of data does the best hypothesis in phylogenetics fit?
What type of data does the best hypothesis in phylogenetics fit?
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What does maximum parsimony assume about the most likely tree?
What does maximum parsimony assume about the most likely tree?
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What does a phylogenetic tree represent?
What does a phylogenetic tree represent?
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