MO640 - Exercises - Phylogenetic trees: Parsimony, Felsenstein (2004) - chapter 1

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1. Find ancestor states that yield the minimum number of changes in the topology below, based on the given matrix of spieces vs. characters.

C1 C2 C3

A 0 1 1

B 1 1 0

C 1 0 0

D 1 0 1

Answer:

There is no assignment with 3 changes. We can see ancestor states that yield 4 changes, the minimum possible, in the image below:

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