How Did Researchers Ensure That Experiments Testing the Phylogeny Reconstruction

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Multiple Choice

How did researchers ensure that experiments testing the phylogeny reconstruction method using bacteriophage T7 matched the levels of homoplasy seen in real data sets?

• A) They added mutagens to the phage.
• B) They used a molecular clock.
• C) They used maximum likelihood methods.
• D) They used only monophyletic groups.
• E) They subjected the viruses to strong natural selection.

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