On the uniqueness of the maximum parsimony tree for data with up to two substitutions: An extension of the classic Buneman theorem in phylogenetics

• Published in: Molecular phylogenetics and evolution Vol. 137; pp. 127 - 137
• Main Author: Fischer, Mareike
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2019
• Subjects: Buneman theorem; Maximum parsimony; X-splits; X-splits; Maximum parsimony; Buneman theorem

[Display omitted] •An extension of the classic Buneman theorem in phylogenetics is presented.•A conjecture based on the work of Goloboff and Wilkinson is partially proven.•Maximum Parsimony is shown to recover the true tree from data with few changes. One of the main aims of phylogenetics is the rec...