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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Definitions:

Negative Number

A real number that is less than zero, indicating a lack of something or a decrease in a given value.

Pearson Correlation Coefficient

The Pearson Correlation Coefficient is a measure of the linear correlation between two variables, ranging from -1 to +1, where 1 means a perfect positive correlation and -1 means a perfect negative correlation.

Negative Numbers

Numbers less than zero, represented by a minus (-) sign.

Critical Values

Specific points on the scale of a test statistic that determine the threshold for rejecting a null hypothesis.