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I have not had success figuring out this question for about 4 days now, from an old homework assignment. Please help

I have not had success figuring out this question for about 4 days now, from an old-example-1

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Since we now that the change in the first positicion C for a Timine allowed the emergence of lineages A and D, we could say its inverse for the emergence of C and E, that is 1 - T -> C. I attempt that since A and D, are a sister clade with C and E, so we the only change there would be the first base. In the branching point behind A - D; C - E, we could propose a change that precede both clades, of course this is a guess and also it is arbitrary. We could say, 2 - T -> C, that is, in the second position, both couples A - D; C - E have a Citosyne.Therefore we would propose that the branch behind the bifurcation (BBB) following A-D; C-E has in its first two bases -CT-. From this point, we move to the branching point that precedes the clades E-H, and B-G. Let's propose that a change in the third base occurs, that goes from A to G. So we would have in BBB this sequence: -CTA- and in the point we are actually inferring CTG. Then, behind the clade F-H, let's propose a change in the fourth position, that goes from G - A. Following the above procedure, the change behind the B - G clade will be 4 - A to G. So for example in the clade A-D we will have this DNA sequence -TCA. In the clade C-E the DNA sequence will be -CCA-. In the clade F-H -CTGA- while in the clade B-H -CTGG-