Which of the following is an advantage of molecular phylogeny over traditional morphology?
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Correct answer: It is not affected by convergent evolution (analogous traits).
Traditional morphology can be confused by convergent evolution, where unrelated species look similar due to environment. Molecular data looks at the underlying genetic code, which is less likely to produce such misleading similarities.
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