Bootstrap Resampling

question 44

Multiple Choice

Bootstrap resampling

• A) can be used with any approach for phylogenetic inference.
• B) can only be used with the model-based tree-building methods of maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference.
• C) must be used before a tree is constructed to ensure an accurate outcome.
• D) is used to determine the minimum number of character changes necessary to explain a given tree.

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