Character Matrix Methods
1.Parsimony is the
most popular method for reconstructing ancestral
relationships.
2.Parsimony allows
the use of all known evolutionary information in tree.
3.The phylogenetic topology tree is
constructed by using a cluster analysis method (like MP or ML methods).
4.Approaches
involve two components:
•A search through
space of trees.
•A procedure to
find the minimum number of changes needed to explain the data
– used for scoring each tree.
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