The maximum parsimony principle states that the most probable phylogenetic tree is one:
A. with the fewest number of species represented
B. with the maximum number of species represented
C. based on the fewest changes in the genetic code
D. based on the maximum number of changes in the genetic code
C. based on the fewest changes in the genetic code
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
According to this theory, animal domestication began because permanent water holes attracted hungry animals that came to graze on the stubble of the grain fields. People, finding these animals too thin to kill for food, began to fatten them up. This theory is known as the desiccation theory, or:
a. hilly flanks theory. b. oasis theory. c. domestication theory. d. leisure theory. e. hungry animal theory.
If the expected frequencies of genotypes calculated from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium formula do NOT differ significantly from those measured in the population being studied, then evolution is clearly occurring
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anthropology is a holistic discipline in that it
A. has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. B. deals with human culture. C. does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. D. now focuses on industrial societies. E. studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space.