Detection of _______ substitutions requires knowing the sequence of intermediates between the common ancestor and the descendant colonies, in addition to that of the two colonies and the common ancestor.

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Detecting back and multiple substitutions requires knowledge of the sequence of intermediates between the common ancestor and the descendant colonies. This is because back substitutions involve a mutation reverting to its original state, and multiple substitutions involve more than one mutation event, both of which can be difficult to identify without understanding the sequence changes over time.

Detection of _______ Substitutions Requires Knowing the Sequence of Intermediates