Question

Match ideas of maximum parsimony and distance methods in tree reconstruction.    A. Maximum parsimony B. Distance Methods​

____ States that the best phylogeny is the one that both explains the observed character data and posits the fewest evolutionary changes

_____It suggests that species most likely went through the fewest number of changes to evolve and diverge.

____It suggests that species most likely went through the fewest number of changes to evolve and diverge.

____Looks at morphological or genetic differences between species. Distances can be found by morphological differences or gene sequence differences.

_____The species with more differences are further apart and less closely related than those with less differences (shorter distances).

Answer 1

Maximum parsimony: States that the best phylogeny is the one that both explains the observed character data and posits the fewest evolutionary changes

Maximum parsimony: It suggests that species most likely went through the fewest number of changes to evolve and diverge.

Maximum parsimony: It suggests that species most likely went through the fewest number of changes to evolve and diverge.

Distance Methods: Looks at morphological or genetic differences between species. Distances can be found by morphological differences or gene sequence differences.

Distance Methods: The species with more differences are further apart and less closely related than those with less difference (shorter distances).