Likelihood is preferable to parsimony to infer a phylogeny when

A. there is a great deal of homoplasy.
B. a researcher wishes to incorporate different models of molecular evolution into phylogenetic estimates.
C. evolutionary rates vary greatly among the taxa of interest.
D. a researcher wishes to include a measure of confidence in the nodes of the phylogeny.
E. All of the above


Answer: E. All of the above

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