Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are TRUE? P. Maximum parsimony is not a character-based method in tree construction. Q. A bifurcating branch point in the phylogenetic tree is known as clade. R. Pedigree is a tree representation of a family showing the relationships between members and the pattern of inheritance of a given trait. S. UPGMA is a distance-based method in tree construction.

  1. Only P and Q

  2. Only P and S

  3. Only Q and R

  4. Only Q and S

  5. Only R and S
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Yes, this is the correct answer. Both statements are true. A tree representation of a family showing the relationships between members and the pattern of inheritance of a given trait is known as pedigree. Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA) is a distance-based method in tree construction.

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