Select the true statements describing why cladistics may not always be the best method for reconstructing phylogenies based on data from the DNA genome.
A. The number of character states for DNA is large.
B. The rate of evolution of the DNA genome is rapid.
C. The assumptions of the principle of parsimony are not always met.
D. Homoplasy often dominates the data sets.
Answer: D
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