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Parsimony analysis
A method used to create phylogenies of organisms based on the assumption that the evolution of characters occurs by the simplest (most parsimonious) path.


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Evolution and Phylogenetics: The Origin of Bats and Flight
Evolution and Phylogenetics: Cladistics and Classification

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