According to parsimony the simplest phylogenetic tree is the

Last updated: 6/13/2023

According to parsimony the simplest phylogenetic tree is the tree with the fewest branch tips the tree in which the branch points are based on as many shared derived characters as possible O a tree only using the DNA evidence as this provides the simplest explanation for evolution the smallest tree possible the tree that represents the fewest evolutionary events like changes in DNA sequer es or morphology