 Importantly, the results and algorithms in this paper still hold true for some non-binary phylogenetic networks and this generalization gives a partial answer to an open question from Pons, Semple, and Steel. We also mention some statistical applications and further research directions .
<coherence>  Importantly, the results and algorithms in this paper still hold true for some non-binary phylogenetic networks and this generalization gives a partial answer to an open question from Pons, Semple, and Steel. We also mention some statistical applications and further research directions .
 Importantly, the results and algorithms in this paper still hold true for some non-binary phylogenetic networks .