The principle of parsimony ____ for constructing the phylogenetic tree that represents the smallest number of

evolutionary changes.



a. minimizes the number of homologies

b. maximizes the number of homologies
c. completely ignores homologies
d. minimizes the number of homoplasies
e. maximizes the number of homoplasies


ANSWER: d

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