Quiz on Phylogenetic Analysis

A score of 80% should ensure that you have a good hold on the topic of phylogenetics.

More than one options can be true in the given quiz.

Questions:

1. Who developed UPGMA method and in which year?
   1. Michener, 1957
   2. Sokal, 1957
   3. Michener and Sokal, 1956
   4. Michener and Sokal, 1957
2. Who developed Neighbor-Joining method and in which year?
   1. Saitou and Nei, 1987
   2. Saitou and Nei, 1988
   3. Saitou, 1988
   4. Nei, 1988
3. Who developed Maximum Parsimony method and in which year?
   1. Michener, 1957
   2. Sokal, 1957
   3. Fitch , 1977
   4. Fitch, 1989
4. Who gave the main principle of Maximum Parsimony method?
   1. Fitch
   2. Sokal
   3. Saitou
   4. Occam’s Razor
5. Which of the following is the distance based method?
   1. UPGMA method
   2. Maximum Parsimony method
   3. Maximum Likelihood method
   4. Neighbor-Joining method
6. Which of the following is the character based method?
   1. UPGMA method
   2. Maximum Parsimony method
   3. Maximum Likelihood method
   4. Neighbor-Joining method
7. How many types of substitution possible?
   1. 4
   2. 5
   3. 6
   4. 7
8. Which of the following model account for nucleotide substitutions?
   1. N-J model
   2. Jukes-Cantor model
   3. Kimura’s model
   4. Complex model
9. How many parameters are considered in Jukes-Cantor model?
   1. 1
   2. 2
   3. 4
   4. 12
10. How many parameters are considered in Kimura’s model?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 4
    4. 12
11. How many parameters are considered in complex model?
    1. 1
    2. 2
    3. 4
    4. 12

Answers:

1. d
2. a
3. c
4. d
5. a, d
6. b, c
7. c
8. b, c, d
9. a
10. b
11. d

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