Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 20, Problem 11RQ
Why do scientists apply the concept of maximum parsimony?
- to decipher accurate phytogenies
- to eliminate analogous traits
- to identify mutations in DNA codes
- to locate homoplasies
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