Question

The maximum likelihood method can be used to explore relationships among more diverse sequences, conditions that are not well handled by maximum parsimony methods.

(a) True

(b) False

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The question is from The Maximum Likelihood Approach topic in portion Phylogenetic Tree Construction Methods and Programs of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct answer is (a) True

The best explanation: The maximum likelihood method presents an additional opportunity to evaluate trees with variations in mutation rates in different lineages. Also it provides opportunity to use explicit evolutionary models such as the Jukes-Cantor and Kimura models with allowances for variations in base composition.