Which of the Following Phylogenetic Patterns Supports the Hypothesis That

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which of the following phylogenetic patterns supports the hypothesis that a disease was transmitted between partners?

• A) The newly infected partner's strains are nested within the strains of the initially infected partner.
• B) The initially infected partners strains are nested within the strains of the newly infected partner.
• C) The newly infected partner's strains are more closely related to strains other than those carried by the partner.
• D) Both partners' strains have identical phylogenetic trees.

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