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Phylogenetic Networks with Every Embedded Phylogenetic Tree a Base Tree

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We show that the class of tree-child networks is precisely the class of tree-based networks with the property that every embedded phylogenetic tree is a base tree.

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  1. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    Charles Semple

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Charles Semple was supported by the New Zealand Marsden Fund.

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Semple, C. Phylogenetic Networks with Every Embedded Phylogenetic Tree a Base Tree. Bull Math Biol 78, 132–137 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-015-0132-2

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