To account for variations in the evolutionary rates at different genetic loci, the ____ compares alternative trees

reflecting differentrates of evolutionary change tto identify the best evolutionary path



a. punctuated equilibrium hypothesis
b. gradual phyletic hypothesis
c. traditional systematic method
d. principle of parsimony
e. maximum likelihood method


ANSWER: e

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