Why might two analyses of the same taxa arrive at different tree topologies?

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2026-04-19 23:55

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Different analyses may produce different tree topologies due to methodological differences, choice of molecular markers, differing assumptions about evolutionary models, varying taxon sampling, and different implementation of algorithms. This can lead to incongruences in the results, as the analyses may prioritize different aspects of the data leading to variations in the inferred evolutionary relationships.

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