The principle of parsimony states that
a. the simplest pathway is most likely correct.
b. complexity is the key to truth.
c. the more members there are in the clade,
the more likely it is a true clade.
d. derived characters are those shared by
ancestral groupings.
e. most answers are incorrect
A
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A. 3'UAACUGCCA5'. B. 5'TTTCTGCCT3'. C. 3'TAACTGCCA5'. D. 5'ATTCAGCCT3'. E. 3'TUUCTGCCU5'.
The most-favored-nation clause was created in the
a. Trade Expansion Act of 1962. b. Marshall Plan. c. Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934. d. Canadian-American Trade Act.
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