An Introduction to Phylogenetic Analysis - Association for Biology ...

Phylogenetic Analysis 95
Solution Problem 3
Species 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 15 16
A X X X X
B X X X X
C X X
D X X X X X
E X X X X X
F X X X
True Evolutionary History
A came from C by adding 15 and 16.
B came from F by adding 9.
C came from OG by adding 1 and 8.
D came from F by adding 2 and 3.
E came from F by adding 5 and 7.
F came from C by adding 4.
Solution Problem 4
Instances of
homoplasy are
underlined.
Character Matrix
Species 2 4 5 7 8 12 13
A X X X X X
B X X
C X X X
D X
E X X X X
F X X X X X X
True Evolutionary History
A came from C by adding 2 and 12.
B came from D by adding 8.
C came from B by adding 7.
D came from OG by adding 13.
E came from D by adding 2, 4, and 5.
F came from A by adding 4.