When faced with multiple possible cladograms, the criteria of ____ is employed.
A) cladology
B) subtraction
C) biodiversity
D) parsimony
E) evolutionary deduction

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Parsimony is the criterion used in cladistics to select the simplest cladogram with the fewest evolutionary changes, assuming that the simplest explanation is most likely correct.

When Faced with Multiple Possible Cladograms, the Criteria of ____