Which concept states that " the preferred hypothesis is the one that is the simplest for all the characters and their states" when deciding which hypothesis to accept when deciphering a cladogram?

A. Maximum likelihood.
B. Principle of parsimony.
C. Bayesian method.
D. Both Maximum likelihood and Bayesian method.
E. Both the Molecular clock and Maximum likelihood.


B. Principle of parsimony.

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