Multiple Choice
Why can molecular homoplasy evolve more easily than morphological homoplasy?
A) Molecular homoplasy often results when many interacting genes mutate.
B) There are only four character states for molecular traits, each of the nucleotide bases.
C) Molecular traits are more subject to mutations than morphological traits.
D) Selection acts more strongly on molecular traits than morphological traits.
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