PROTPARS counts the minimum number of mutations to change a codon for the first amino acid into a codon for the second amino acid, but only scores those mutations in the mutational path that actually change the amino acid.
(a) True
(b) False
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This intriguing question originated from Maximum Parsimony Method topic in division Phylogenetic Tree Construction Methods and Programs of Bioinformatics