Can the outgroup in your phylogenetic analyses be a selfer?

24 July 2024 1 1K Report

I study plants and I've never come across a paper where the outgroup is a selfer. Is it okay if that is the case?

Yes, no problem at all: selfing taxa can perfectly act as outgroup in phylogenetic analyses. After all, selfing taxa evolve just as any other group and are just as well part of the network of life.

With kind regards,

Thierry Backeljau

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