While both parsimony methods and distance methods can be quite effective in inferring evolutionary history, both use tricks of sorts. Compare the assumptions, shortcomings, and methods of each

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

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Will vary, but could include: Parsimony methods assume that the fewer the changes required, the more plausible the tree: distance methods assume that more similar species are more closely related. Neither incorporates an explicit statistical model of how evolutionary change takes place.