Which of the following is an example of how "maximum likelihood" is used by systematists.
A) using the simplest explanation necessary to interpret the data
B) assigning humans and chimpanzees to a less inclusive taxon
C) using probability to determine that the nucleotide sequences in DNA and RNA change at a constant rate over time
D) establishing the membership in a clade using the phenetic approach
E) distinguishing shared ancestral characteristics and shared derived characters

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Maximum likelihood is a statistical method used to estimate parameters of a model, and in systematics, it is used to infer phylogenetic trees by determining the probability of a particular tree structure given the observed data, such as DNA or RNA sequences.

Which of the Following Is an Example of How "Maximum