version of the minimum evolution (ME) method (<u><span style=" color:green;">Rzhetsky and Nei 1992</span></u><span style=" display:none;">Rzhetsky_and_Nei_1992</span>). The ME method uses distance measures that correct for multiple hits at the same sites; it chooses a <a href="javascript:TextPopup(this)" id="HotSpot53428" class="glossterm">topology</a><script type="text/javascript">//<![CDATA[
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