Question

Our molecular tree has a length of 170 and our morphological tree has a length of 15. Which is preferred and why? a) Morphological. The traits used are more meaningful b) Molecular. There are more traits used and it is unambiguous. c) Morphological. It is more parsimonious d) Molecular. It is less parsimonious.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - option B. Molecular. There are more traits used and it is unambiguous.

Explanation:

In this case, there is more than one trait is used, and for the phylogenetic analysis such a case, the molecular method is the best approach.

This method considers the origin of the species or phylogeny of particular species. The molecular approach is preferred for un-ambiguously and multiple traits are used in the molecular approach,