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Incorporating Hierarchical Characters into Phylogenetic Analysis.
Systematic biology - 13 Oct 2021
Hopkins Melanie J, St John Katherine
Abstract excerpt
Popular optimality criteria for phylogenetic trees focus on sequences of characters that are applicable to all the taxa. As studies grow in breadth, it can be the case that some characters are applicable for a portion of the taxa and inapplicable for others. Past work has explored the limitations of treating inapplicable characters as missing data, noting that this strategy may favor trees where internal nodes...
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