Global maximum parsimony recovery conjecture for low-score characters

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Let TT be a binary phylogenetic XX-tree with X=n|X|=n. For a character alignment Ak(T)A_k(T) consisting of the binary characters of parsimony score kk on TT, let kn33k\leq\frac{n-3}{3}. Global maximum parsimony recovery conjecture. Then TT is the unique maximum parsimony tree for Ak(T)A_k(T). This is presented as slightly stronger than the preceding conjecture because it asserts unique recovery under a broader bound on kk; the paper proves a corresponding result within the NNI neighborhood for a smaller range, while global recovery remains open beyond the cases noted in the discussion.

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Mareike Fischer, “On the correctness of Maximum Parsimony for data with few substitutions in the NNI neighborhood of phylogenetic trees”, arXiv:2403.01282 (2024).

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