Chapter 20: Q.21 (page 504)
Describe maximum parsimony.
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Maximum parsimony is a method of generating a phylogenetic tree that uses the fewest feasible alterations to get at the current level.
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Chapter 20: Q.21 (page 504)
Describe maximum parsimony.
Maximum parsimony is a method of generating a phylogenetic tree that uses the fewest feasible alterations to get at the current level.
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Some organisms that appear very closely related on a phylogenetic tree may not actually be closely related. Why is this?
What is true about organisms that are a part of the same clade?
a. They all share the same basic characteristics.
b. They evolved from a shared ancestor.
c. They usually fall into the same classification taxa. d. They have identical phylogenies.
What do scientists use to apply cladistics?
a. homologous traits
b. homoplasies
c. analogous traits
d. monophyletic groups
How does a phylogenetic tree relate to the passing of time?
Describe how aphids acquired the ability to change color.
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