016-2006

MO640 - Multiple-choice question

Methods that use parsimony to build phylogenetic trees aims at:

1. Find the phylogeny that has the minimum number of homoplasies.
2. Find the phylogeny that has the maximum possible number of species in the tree leaves, i.e., species that didn't originate any other species.
3. Find an unrooted phylogenetic tree.
4. Finding the phylogeny that has the minimum number of outgroups among the analyzed species.
5. None of the Above

Original Idea by: Mirela Dal Col Silva

Translation help by: Jéssica Akemi Matsuoka