Is parsimony a statistical test or a useful heuristic device? When two species s

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Is parsimony a statistical test or a useful heuristic device?

When two species share a similar trait due to convergent evolution rather than common decent, we call this A) homology B) homoplasty C) plesiomorphy
One of these statements about functional shift is false A) most of perhaps not quite all, complex traits evolved via functional shift
B) functional shift can occur in cases where a trait acquires the same function
C) functional shift can occur when two traits have acquired the same function
D) it was Charles Darwin who proposed that complex trait can evolve by functional shift Is parsimony a statistical test or a useful heuristic device?

When two species share a similar trait due to convergent evolution rather than common decent, we call this A) homology B) homoplasty C) plesiomorphy
One of these statements about functional shift is false A) most of perhaps not quite all, complex traits evolved via functional shift
B) functional shift can occur in cases where a trait acquires the same function
C) functional shift can occur when two traits have acquired the same function
D) it was Charles Darwin who proposed that complex trait can evolve by functional shift

When two species share a similar trait due to convergent evolution rather than common decent, we call this A) homology B) homoplasty C) plesiomorphy
One of these statements about functional shift is false A) most of perhaps not quite all, complex traits evolved via functional shift
B) functional shift can occur in cases where a trait acquires the same function
C) functional shift can occur when two traits have acquired the same function
D) it was Charles Darwin who proposed that complex trait can evolve by functional shift

Explanation / Answer

1. When two species share a similar trait due to convergent evolution rather than common decent, we call this

B) homoplasty ..............the correct statement

2.One of these statements about functional shift is false

C) functional shift can occur when two traits have acquired the same function ............FALSE

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