Which of the following is NOT true of phylogenetic trees?
a. they are precise reconstructions of evolutionary events
b. they always subject to different interpretations
c. they should incorporate the fewest number of evolutionary steps or events
d. nodes are placed with as high a degree of statistical certainty as possible
Answer a
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A) their exclusion from the wider society B) their general acceptance by society C) a higher than usual rate of mental illness D) their prominence in political leadership roles in their groups
________ are gradual genetic shifts that are found among human populations
A. Mutations B. Alleles C. Clines D. Genotypes E. Balanced polymorphisms