Which of the Following Is Not True of Maximum Likelihood

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of maximum likelihood or parsimony methods for inferring phylogeny?

• A) The maximum likelihood method requires an explicit model of evolutionary character change.
• B) The parsimony method is computationally easier than the maximum likelihood method.
• C) The maximum likelihood method is easier to treat in a statistical framework.
• D) The maximum likelihood method is most often used with molecular data.
• E) Parsimony is usually used to infer time on a phylogenetic tree.

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