Your textbook states that under optimal conditions,all of the methods discussed (parsimony,maximum likelihood,neighbor joining,and Bayesian inference reveal the true branching pattern of the phylogeny in question with accuracies approaching 100%.However,real phylogenies are rarely inferred under ideal circumstances.Explain,using examples,why this is so.

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The Answer of Your textbook states that under optimal conditions,all of the methods discussed (parsimony,maximum likelihood,neighbor joining,and Bayesian inference reveal the true branching pattern of the phylogeny in question with accuracies approaching 100%.However,real phylogenies are rarely inferred under ideal circumstances.Explain,using examples,why this is so.

Your Textbook States That Under Optimal Conditions,all of the Methods