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17. The Principle of Parsimony in cladistics states that
Options
A The cladogram requiring the most evolutionary events is most likely correct
B The cladogram requiring the fewest evolutionary events is most likely to be correct
Correct Answer
C All cladograms are equally valid
D Parsimony is irrelevant to cladogram construction
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Occam's razor applied to phylogenetics: the simplest tree hypothesis requiring the minimum number of character state transitions is preferred.

Hint

Parsimony prefers the simplest scientific tree explanation with the fewest changes.

Question Info

Course: ZOO 102
Topic: Practice Questions ZOO 102 3
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 437 of 737
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