Long-Branch Attraction Is

question 9

Multiple Choice

Long-branch attraction is

• A)the inferring of too close a relationship between rapidly evolving species or populations.
• B)the inferring of too close a relationship between slowly evolving species or populations.
• C)a method for inferring phylogentic ancestry of rapidly evolving clades.
• D)a method for inferring phylogenetic ancestry of slowly evolving clades.

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