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Parsimony principle
Proper noun
Definitions
1.
Proper noun
The hypothesis that the phylogeny which includes the fewest character changes is the one most likely to be correct.
Synonyms
panselectionism
kin selection
life-dinner principle
phylospecies
plesiomorph
phyletic gradualism
plesiomorphy
selection
phyletics
preselection
phylogenics
life/dinner principle
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