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Practice: Phylogenetic Trees #2: Mastering the Art of Evolutionary Relationships
Introduction:
So, you've tackled the basics of phylogenetic trees in "Practice: Phylogenetic Trees #1" (assuming a previous blog post exists; otherwise, adjust accordingly). You’ve grasped the fundamental concepts – root, branches, nodes, taxa – and perhaps even built a simple tree. But constructing accurate and meaningful phylogenetic trees requires more than just knowing the terminology. This post, "Practice: Phylogenetic Trees #2," delves deeper into the practical application of phylogenetic analysis. We'll move beyond simple examples and explore more complex scenarios, focusing on interpreting existing trees, identifying challenges, and honing your skills in constructing robust phylogenetic hypotheses. Prepare to elevate your understanding of evolutionary relationships!
H2: Interpreting Complex Phylogenetic Trees
Phylogenetic trees aren't just static diagrams; they represent dynamic evolutionary histories. Understanding these histories requires careful interpretation. Let's look at some key aspects:
H3: Branch Lengths and Evolutionary Time:
Branch lengths aren't always scaled to represent time directly. Sometimes, they represent the number of genetic changes or other characters used to build the tree. Always check the tree's legend to understand what the branch lengths signify. A long branch might indicate rapid evolutionary change or simply a greater number of differences between species.
H3: Monophyletic, Paraphyletic, and Polyphyletic Groups:
Distinguishing between these groups is crucial for accurate interpretation. A monophyletic group (clade) includes a common ancestor and all its descendants. A paraphyletic group includes a common ancestor but only some of its descendants. A polyphyletic group includes species that don't share a recent common ancestor. Understanding these classifications is vital for avoiding misleading interpretations.
H2: Challenges in Phylogenetic Reconstruction
Building accurate phylogenetic trees isn't always straightforward. Several factors can complicate the process:
H3: Homoplasy (Convergent and Divergent Evolution):
Homoplasy, the independent evolution of similar traits in different lineages, can confound phylogenetic analyses. Convergent evolution (e.g., wings in birds and bats) leads to similar traits evolving independently, while divergent evolution leads to distinct traits arising from a common ancestor. Identifying homoplasy requires careful consideration of character data and robust analytical methods.
H3: Incomplete Lineage Sorting:
This phenomenon occurs when ancestral polymorphisms persist across speciation events. It can lead to discrepancies between the gene trees and the species tree, making it challenging to infer the accurate relationships between species based solely on one gene or a limited dataset. Using multiple genes (multi-locus analyses) helps mitigate this issue.
H3: Data Selection and Methodological Choices:
The choice of data (morphological, molecular, etc.) and the analytical methods employed significantly impact the resulting tree. Different methods may yield different trees, highlighting the importance of understanding the strengths and limitations of each approach. Consider the potential biases inherent in the data and methods used.
H2: Advanced Techniques and Software
Moving beyond basic tree construction involves exploring more sophisticated techniques:
H3: Bayesian Inference and Maximum Likelihood:
These are powerful statistical methods used to estimate phylogenetic trees. They use probability models to assess the likelihood of different tree topologies given the data. Software packages like MrBayes and RAxML are commonly used for these analyses.
H3: Bootstrapping and Branch Support:
Bootstrapping is a statistical resampling technique used to assess the confidence in the branches of a phylogenetic tree. Higher bootstrap values (typically above 70%) indicate stronger support for a particular branching pattern.
H3: Software Packages for Phylogenetic Analysis:
Several software packages are available for phylogenetic analysis, including MEGA, PhyML, and BEAST. Each package has its strengths and weaknesses, and selecting the appropriate software depends on the type of data and the analytical goals.
H2: Practical Exercises: Building a More Complex Phylogenetic Tree
Let's solidify your understanding through a practical exercise. Consider a scenario involving five species with morphological and molecular data. You would:
1. Compile data: Collect morphological and molecular sequence data for your five species.
2. Choose a method: Select an appropriate phylogenetic inference method (e.g., Maximum Parsimony, Maximum Likelihood, Bayesian Inference).
3. Analyze the data: Use a suitable software package to perform the analysis and generate a phylogenetic tree.
4. Interpret the tree: Analyze the resulting tree, considering branch lengths, node support values, and potential sources of error.
Conclusion:
Mastering the art of phylogenetic tree construction and interpretation requires practice and a solid understanding of evolutionary principles and statistical methods. This "Practice: Phylogenetic Trees #2" blog post has provided a deeper dive into complex scenarios, challenges, and advanced techniques. By combining theoretical knowledge with hands-on experience, you can confidently analyze phylogenetic relationships and contribute to a deeper understanding of the evolutionary history of life on Earth. Remember to always critically evaluate your results, considering potential sources of error and biases.
FAQs:
1. What is the difference between a rooted and unrooted tree? A rooted tree shows the evolutionary direction, indicating a common ancestor, while an unrooted tree only shows the relationships between taxa without specifying the root.
2. How do I choose the best phylogenetic method for my data? The choice depends on the type of data (molecular, morphological), data size, and computational resources. Consider the strengths and limitations of each method.
3. What does a low bootstrap value indicate? A low bootstrap value suggests weak support for a particular branch, indicating uncertainty about the evolutionary relationship represented by that branch.
4. Can phylogenetic trees be used to predict future evolution? While phylogenetic trees reflect past evolutionary relationships, they cannot definitively predict future evolution. Evolution is a complex process influenced by many factors.
5. Where can I find more resources to learn about phylogenetic analysis? Numerous online resources, textbooks, and courses are available, including university websites, specialized journals, and online phylogenetic software documentation.
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Phylogenetics E. O. Wiley, Bruce S. Lieberman, 2011-10-11 The long-awaited revision of the industry standard on phylogenetics Since the publication of the first edition of this landmark volume more than twenty-five years ago, phylogenetic systematics has taken its place as the dominant paradigm of systematic biology. It has profoundly influenced the way scientists study evolution, and has seen many theoretical and technical advances as the field has continued to grow. It goes almost without saying that the next twenty-five years of phylogenetic research will prove as fascinating as the first, with many exciting developments yet to come. This new edition of Phylogenetics captures the very essence of this rapidly evolving discipline. Written for the practicing systematist and phylogeneticist, it addresses both the philosophical and technical issues of the field, as well as surveys general practices in taxonomy. Major sections of the book deal with the nature of species and higher taxa, homology and characters, trees and tree graphs, and biogeography—the purpose being to develop biologically relevant species, character, tree, and biogeographic concepts that can be applied fruitfully to phylogenetics. The book then turns its focus to phylogenetic trees, including an in-depth guide to tree-building algorithms. Additional coverage includes: Parsimony and parsimony analysis Parametric phylogenetics including maximum likelihood and Bayesian approaches Phylogenetic classification Critiques of evolutionary taxonomy, phenetics, and transformed cladistics Specimen selection, field collecting, and curating Systematic publication and the rules of nomenclature Providing a thorough synthesis of the field, this important update to Phylogenetics is essential for students and researchers in the areas of evolutionary biology, molecular evolution, genetics and evolutionary genetics, paleontology, physical anthropology, and zoology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Numerical Taxonomy Joseph Felsenstein, 2013-06-29 The NATO Advanced Study Institute on Numerical Taxonomy took place on the 4th - 16th of July, 1982, at the Kur- und Kongresshotel Residenz in Bad Windsheim, Federal Republic of Germany. This volume is the proceedings of that meeting, and contains papers by over two-thirds of the participants in the Institute. Numerical taxonomy has been attracting increased attention from systematists and evolutionary biologists. It is an area which has been marked by debate and conflict, sometimes bitter. Happily, this meeting took place in an atmosphere of GemUtlichkeit, though scarcely of unanimity. I believe that these papers will show that there is an increased understanding by each taxonomic school of each others' positions. This augurs a period in which the debates become more concrete and specific. Let us hope that they take place in a scientific atmosphere which has occasionally been lacking in the past. Since the order of presentation of papers in the meeting was affected by time constraints, I have taken the liberty of rearranging them into a more coherent subject ordering. The first group of papers, taken from the opening and closing days of the meeting, debate philosophies of classification. The next two sections have papers on congruence, clustering and ordination. A notable concern of these participants is the comparison and testing of classifications. This has been missing from many previous discussions of numerical classification. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Modern Phylogenetic Comparative Methods and Their Application in Evolutionary Biology László Zsolt Garamszegi, 2014-07-29 Phylogenetic comparative approaches are powerful analytical tools for making evolutionary inferences from interspecific data and phylogenies. The phylogenetic toolkit available to evolutionary biologists is currently growing at an incredible speed, but most methodological papers are published in the specialized statistical literature and many are incomprehensible for the user community. This textbook provides an overview of several newly developed phylogenetic comparative methods that allow to investigate a broad array of questions on how phenotypic characters evolve along the branches of phylogeny and how such mechanisms shape complex animal communities and interspecific interactions. The individual chapters were written by the leading experts in the field and using a language that is accessible for practicing evolutionary biologists. The authors carefully explain the philosophy behind different methodologies and provide pointers – mostly using a dynamically developing online interface – on how these methods can be implemented in practice. These “conceptual” and “practical” materials are essential for expanding the qualification of both students and scientists, but also offer a valuable resource for educators. Another value of the book are the accompanying online resources (available at: http://www.mpcm-evolution.com), where the authors post and permanently update practical materials to help embed methods into practice. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: The Phylogenetic Handbook Marco Salemi, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Philippe Lemey, 2009-03-26 A broad, hands on guide with detailed explanations of current methodology, relevant exercises and popular software tools. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics Stanley Maloy, Kelly Hughes, 2013-03-03 The explosion of the field of genetics over the last decade, with the new technologies that have stimulated research, suggests that a new sort of reference work is needed to keep pace with such a fast-moving and interdisciplinary field. Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, Second Edition, Seven Volume Set, builds on the foundation of the first edition by addressing many of the key subfields of genetics that were just in their infancy when the first edition was published. The currency and accessibility of this foundational content will be unrivalled, making this work useful for scientists and non-scientists alike. Featuring relatively short entries on genetics topics written by experts in that topic, Brenner's Encyclopedia of Genetics, Second Edition, Seven Volume Set provides an effective way to quickly learn about any aspect of genetics, from Abortive Transduction to Zygotes. Adding to its utility, the work provides short entries that briefly define key terms, and a guide to additional reading and relevant websites for further study. Many of the entries include figures to explain difficult concepts. Key terms in related areas such as biochemistry, cell, and molecular biology are also included, and there are entries that describe historical figures in genetics, providing insights into their careers and discoveries. This 7-volume set represents a 25% expansion from the first edition, with over 1600 articles encompassing this burgeoning field Thoroughly up-to-date, with many new topics and subfields covered that were in their infancy or not inexistence at the time of the first edition. Timely coverage of emergent areas such as epigenetics, personalized genomic medicine, pharmacogenetics, and genetic enhancement technologies Interdisciplinary and global in its outlook, as befits the field of genetics Brief articles, written by experts in the field, which not only discuss, define, and explain key elements of the field, but also provide definition of key terms, suggestions for further reading, and biographical sketches of the key people in the history of genetics |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Phylogenetic Networks Daniel H. Huson, Regula Rupp, Celine Scornavacca, 2010-12-02 The evolutionary history of species is traditionally represented using a rooted phylogenetic tree. However, when reticulate events such as hybridization, horizontal gene transfer or recombination are believed to be involved, phylogenetic networks that can accommodate non-treelike evolution have an important role to play. This book provides the first interdisciplinary overview of phylogenetic networks. Beginning with a concise introduction to both phylogenetic trees and phylogenetic networks, the fundamental concepts and results are then presented for both rooted and unrooted phylogenetic networks. Current approaches and algorithms available for computing phylogenetic networks from different types of datasets are then discussed, accompanied by examples of their application to real biological datasets. The book also summarises the algorithms used for drawing phylogenetic networks, along with the existing software for their computation and evaluation. All datasets, examples and other additional information and links are available from the book's companion website at www.phylogenetic-networks.org. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: International Code of Phylogenetic Nomenclature (PhyloCode) Kevin de Queiroz, Philip Cantino, 2020-04-29 The PhyloCode is a set of principles, rules, and recommendations governing phylogenetic nomenclature, a system for naming taxa by explicit reference to phylogeny. In contrast, the current botanical, zoological, and bacteriological codes define taxa by reference to taxonomic ranks (e.g., family, genus) and types. This code will govern the names of clades; species names will still be governed by traditional codes. The PhyloCode is designed so that it can be used concurrently with the rank-based codes. It is not meant to replace existing names but to provide an alternative system for governing the application of both existing and newly proposed names. Key Features Provides clear regulations for naming clades Based on expressly phylogenetic principles Complements existing codes of nomenclature Eliminates the reliance on taxonomic ranks in favor of phylogenetic relationships Related Titles: Rieppel, O. Phylogenetic Systematics: Haeckel to Hennig (ISBN 978-1-4987-5488-0) de Queiroz, K., Cantino, P. D. and Gauthier, J. A. Phylonyms: A Companion to the PhyloCode (ISBN 978-1-138-33293-5). |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Principles of Biology Lisa Bartee, Walter Shiner, Catherine Creech, 2017 The Principles of Biology sequence (BI 211, 212 and 213) introduces biology as a scientific discipline for students planning to major in biology and other science disciplines. Laboratories and classroom activities introduce techniques used to study biological processes and provide opportunities for students to develop their ability to conduct research. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Tree Thinking: An Introduction to Phylogenetic Biology David A. Baum, Stacey D. Smith, 2012-08-10 Baum and Smith, both professors evolutionary biology and researchers in the field of systematics, present this highly accessible introduction to phylogenetics and its importance in modern biology. Ever since Darwin, the evolutionary histories of organisms have been portrayed in the form of branching trees or “phylogenies.” However, the broad significance of the phylogenetic trees has come to be appreciated only quite recently. Phylogenetics has myriad applications in biology, from discovering the features present in ancestral organisms, to finding the sources of invasive species and infectious diseases, to identifying our closest living (and extinct) hominid relatives. Taking a conceptual approach, Tree Thinking introduces readers to the interpretation of phylogenetic trees, how these trees can be reconstructed, and how they can be used to answer biological questions. Examples and vivid metaphors are incorporated throughout, and each chapter concludes with a set of problems, valuable for both students and teachers. Tree Thinking is must-have textbook for any student seeking a solid foundation in this fundamental area of evolutionary biology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Species Tree Inference Laura Kubatko, L. Lacey Knowles, 2023-03-14 Inferring evolutionary relationships among a collection of organisms -- that is, their relationship to each other on the tree of life -- remains a central focus of much of evolutionary biology as these relationships provide the background for key hypotheses. For example, support for different hypotheses about early animal evolution are contingent upon the phylogenetic relationships among the earliest animal lineages. Within the last 20 years, the field of phylogenetics has grown rapidly, both in the quantity of data available for inference and in the number of methods available for phylogenetic estimation. The authors' first book, Estimating Species Trees: Practical and Theoretical Aspects, published in 2010, gave an overview of the state of phylogenetic practice for analyzing data at the time, but much has changed since then. The goal of this book is to serve as an updated reference on current methods within the field. The book is organized in three sections, the first of which provides an overview of the analytical and methodological developments of species tree inference. Section two focuses on empirical inference. Section three explores various applications of species trees in evolutionary biology. The combination of theoretical and empirical approaches is meant to provide readers with a level of knowledge of both the advances and limitations of species-tree inference that can help researchers in applying the methods, while also inspiring future advances among those researchers with an interest in methodological development-- |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: The Phylogenetic Handbook Philippe Lemey, Marco Salemi, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, 2009-03-26 The Phylogenetic Handbook is a broad, hands on guide to theory and practice of nucleotide and protein phylogenetic analysis. This second edition includes six new chapters, covering topics such as Bayesian inference, tree topology testing and the impact of recombination on phylogenies, as well as a detailed section on molecular adaptation. The book has a stronger focus on hypothesis testing than the previous edition, with more extensive discussions on recombination analysis, detecting molecular adaptation and genealogy-based population genetics. Many chapters include elaborate practical sections, which have been updated to introduce the reader to the most recent versions of sequence analysis and phylogeny software, including BLAST, FastA, Clustal, T-coffee, Muscle, DAMBE, Tree-puzzle, Phylip, MEGA, PAUP*, IQPNNI, CONSEL, ModelTest, Prottest, PAML, HYPHY, MrBayes, BEAST, LAMARC, SplitsTree, and RDP. Many analysis tools are described by their original authors, resulting in clear explanations that constitute an ideal teaching guide for advanced-level undergraduate and graduate students. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Phylogenetic Trees and Molecular Evolution David R. Bickel, 2022-09-29 This book serves as a brief introduction to phylogenetic trees and molecular evolution for biologists and biology students. It does so by presenting the main concepts in a variety of ways: first visually, then in a history, next in a dice game, and finally in simple equations. The content is primarily designed to introduce upper-level undergraduate and graduate students of biology to phylogenetic tree reconstruction and the underlying models of molecular evolution. A unique feature also of interest to experienced researchers is the emphasis on simple ways to quantify the uncertainty in the results more fully than is possible with standard methods. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Bayesian Evolutionary Analysis with BEAST Alexei J. Drummond, Remco R. Bouckaert, 2015-08-06 What are the models used in phylogenetic analysis and what exactly is involved in Bayesian evolutionary analysis using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods? How can you choose and apply these models, which parameterisations and priors make sense, and how can you diagnose Bayesian MCMC when things go wrong? These are just a few of the questions answered in this comprehensive overview of Bayesian approaches to phylogenetics. This practical guide: • Addresses the theoretical aspects of the field • Advises on how to prepare and perform phylogenetic analysis • Helps with interpreting analyses and visualisation of phylogenies • Describes the software architecture • Helps developing BEAST 2.2 extensions to allow these models to be extended further. With an accompanying website providing example files and tutorials (http://beast2.org/), this one-stop reference to applying the latest phylogenetic models in BEAST 2 will provide essential guidance for all users – from those using phylogenetic tools, to computational biologists and Bayesian statisticians. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Algorithms in Bioinformatics Aaron Darling, Jens Stoye, 2013-08-16 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Workshop on Algorithms in Bioinformatics, WABI 2013, held in Sophia Antipolis, France, in September 2013. WABI 2013 is one of seven workshops which, along with the European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA), constitute the ALGO annual meeting and highlights research in algorithmic work for bioinformatics, computational biology and systems biology. The goal is to present recent research results, including significant work-in-progress, and to identify and explore directions of future research. The 27 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 61 submissions. The papers cover all aspects of algorithms in bioinformatics, computational biology and systems biology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Molecular Evolution Roderick D.M. Page, Edward C. Holmes, 2009-07-14 The study of evolution at the molecular level has given the subject of evolutionary biology a new significance. Phylogenetic 'trees' of gene sequences are a powerful tool for recovering evolutionary relationships among species, and can be used to answer a broad range of evolutionary and ecological questions. They are also beginning to permeate the medical sciences. In this book, the authors approach the study of molecular evolution with the phylogenetic tree as a central metaphor. This will equip students and professionals with the ability to see both the evolutionary relevance of molecular data, and the significance evolutionary theory has for molecular studies. The book is accessible yet sufficiently detailed and explicit so that the student can learn the mechanics of the procedures discussed. The book is intended for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in molecular evolution/phylogenetic reconstruction. It will also be a useful supplement for students taking wider courses in evolution, as well as a valuable resource for professionals. First student textbook of phylogenetic reconstruction which uses the tree as a central metaphor of evolution. Chapter summaries and annotated suggestions for further reading. Worked examples facilitate understanding of some of the more complex issues. Emphasis on clarity and accessibility. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: The Invertebrate Tree of Life Gonzalo Giribet, Gregory D. Edgecombe, 2020-03-03 The most up-to-date book on invertebrates, providing a new framework for understanding their place in the tree of life In The Invertebrate Tree of Life, Gonzalo Giribet and Gregory Edgecombe, leading authorities on invertebrate biology and paleontology, utilize phylogenetics to trace the evolution of animals from their origins in the Proterozoic to today. Phylogenetic relationships between and within the major animal groups are based on the latest molecular analyses, which are increasingly genomic in scale and draw on the soundest methods of tree reconstruction. Giribet and Edgecombe evaluate the evolution of animal organ systems, exploring how current debates about phylogenetic relationships affect the ways in which aspects of invertebrate nervous systems, reproductive biology, and other key features are inferred to have developed. The authors review the systematics, natural history, anatomy, development, and fossil records of all major animal groups, employing seminal historical works and cutting-edge research in evolutionary developmental biology, genomics, and advanced imaging techniques. Overall, they provide a synthetic treatment of all animal phyla and discuss their relationships via an integrative approach to invertebrate systematics, anatomy, paleontology, and genomics. With numerous detailed illustrations and phylogenetic trees, The Invertebrate Tree of Life is a must-have reference for biologists and anyone interested in invertebrates, and will be an ideal text for courses in invertebrate biology. A must-have and up-to-date book on invertebrate biology Ideal as both a textbook and reference Suitable for courses in invertebrate biology Richly illustrated with black-and-white and color images and abundant tree diagrams Written by authorities on invertebrate evolution and phylogeny Factors in the latest understanding of animal genomics and original fossil material |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics Masatoshi Nei, Sudhir Kumar, 2000 This is a treatment of the statistical methods used in molecular evolution and phylogenetics study. Newly developed statistical methods for studying the molecular clock, adaptive evolution and inference of ancestral amino acid sequences are also included. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Human Evolutionary Trees Elizabeth Alison Thompson, E. A. Thompson, 1975-10-09 Originally published in 1975, this book analyses the way in which inferences about the evolutionary history of human populations may be made from genetic data of modern populations. Problems of scientific inference arise in the interpretation of the model and its results and many points of interest in the theory of the foundations of inference are illustrated. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: A Level Biology for OCR A Jo Locke, Paul Bircher, 2016-05-05 Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: OCR Level: A Level Year 2 Subject: Biology First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017 Written by curriculum and specification experts in partnership with OCR, this Student Book supports and extends students throughout their course while delivering the breadth, depth, and skills needed to succeed at A Level and beyond. It develops real subject knowledge as well as essential exam skills. This Student Book covers the second year of content required for the OCR Biology A specification. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Inferring Phylogenies Joseph Felsenstein, 2004-01 Phylogenies, or evolutionary trees, are the basic structures necessary to think about and analyze differences between species. Statistical, computational, and algorithmic work in this field has been ongoing for four decades now, and there have been great advances in understanding. Yet no book has summarized this work. Inferring Phylogenies does just that in a single, compact volume. Phylogenies are inferred with various kinds of data. This book concentrates on some of the central ones: discretely coded characters, molecular sequences, gene frequencies, and quantitative traits. Also covered are restriction sites, RAPDs, and microsatellites. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinarity Between Science and Mathematics in Education Cavadas, Bento, Branco, Neusa, 2023-01-24 Working in an interdisciplinary manner is long pursued but a difficult goal of science and mathematics education. The interdisciplinarity of science and mathematics can occur when connections between those disciplines are identified and developed. These connections could be expressed in the educational policies, curriculum, or in the science and mathematics teachers educational practices. Sometimes those connections are scarce, but in other moments, full integration is achieved. The Handbook of Research on Interdisciplinarity Between Science and Mathematics in Education presents results of good practices and interdisciplinary educational approaches in science and mathematics. It presents a broad range of approaches for all educational levels, from kindergarten to university. Covering topics such as computer programming, mathematics in environmental issues, and simple machines, this major reference work is an excellent resource for administrators and educators of both K-12 and higher education, government officials, pre-service teachers, teacher educators, librarians, researchers, and academicians. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Shortest Connectivity Dietmar Cieslik, 2004-11-19 The aim in this graduate level text is to outline the key mathematical concepts that underpin these important questions in applied mathematics. These concepts involve discrete mathematics (particularly graph theory), optimization, computer science, and several ideas in biology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Algorithms and Computation Xiaotie Deng, 2005-12-09 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Algorithms and Computation, ISAAC 2005, held in Sanya, Hainan, China in December 2005. The 112 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 549 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on computational geometry, computational optimization, graph drawing and graph algorithms, computational complexity, approximation algorithms, internet algorithms, quantum computing and cryptography, data structure, computational biology, experimental algorithm mehodologies and online algorithms, randomized algorithms, parallel and distributed algorithms. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics Masatoshi Nei, Sudhir Kumar, 2000-07-27 During the last ten years, remarkable progress has occurred in the study of molecular evolution. Among the most important factors that are responsible for this progress are the development of new statistical methods and advances in computational technology. In particular, phylogenetic analysis of DNA or protein sequences has become a powerful tool for studying molecular evolution. Along with this developing technology, the application of the new statistical and computational methods has become more complicated and there is no comprehensive volume that treats these methods in depth. Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics fills this gap and present various statistical methods that are easily accessible to general biologists as well as biochemists, bioinformatists and graduate students. The text covers measurement of sequence divergence, construction of phylogenetic trees, statistical tests for detection of positive Darwinian selection, inference of ancestral amino acid sequences, construction of linearized trees, and analysis of allele frequency data. Emphasis is given to practical methods of data analysis, and methods can be learned by working through numerical examples using the computer program MEGA2 that is provided. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Molecular Evolution Ziheng Yang, 2014 Studies of evolution at the molecular level have experienced phenomenal growth in the last few decades, due to rapid accumulation of genetic sequence data, improved computer hardware and software, and the development of sophisticated analytical methods. The flood of genomic data has generated an acute need for powerful statistical methods and efficient computational algorithms to enable their effective analysis and interpretation. Molecular Evolution: a statistical approach presents and explains modern statistical methods and computational algorithms for the comparative analysis of genetic sequence data in the fields of molecular evolution, molecular phylogenetics, statistical phylogeography, and comparative genomics. Written by an expert in the field, the book emphasizes conceptual understanding rather than mathematical proofs. The text is enlivened with numerous examples of real data analysis and numerical calculations to illustrate the theory, in addition to the working problems at the end of each chapter. The coverage of maximum likelihood and Bayesian methods are in particular up-to-date, comprehensive, and authoritative. This advanced textbook is aimed at graduate level students and professional researchers (both empiricists and theoreticians) in the fields of bioinformatics and computational biology, statistical genomics, evolutionary biology, molecular systematics, and population genetics. It will also be of relevance and use to a wider audience of applied statisticians, mathematicians, and computer scientists working in computational biology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Network Analysis in Archaeology Society for American Archaeology. Annual Meeting, 2013-04-25 Outgrowth of a session organized for the 75th Anniversary Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology held in St. Louis, Mo., in 2010. Cf. acknowledgments. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Neural Information Processing Tom Gedeon, Kok Wai Wong, Minho Lee, 2019-12-12 The three-volume set of LNCS 11953, 11954, and 11955 constitutes the proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Neural Information Processing, ICONIP 2019, held in Sydney, Australia, in December 2019. The 173 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 645 submissions. The papers address the emerging topics of theoretical research, empirical studies, and applications of neural information processing techniques across different domains. The first volume, LNCS 11953, is organized in topical sections on adversarial networks and learning; convolutional neural networks; deep neural networks; feature learning and representation; human centred computing; human centred computing and medicine; hybrid models; and artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Bioinformatics Research and Applications Zhipeng Cai, Ion Mandoiu, Giri Narasimhan, Pavel Skums, Xuan Guo, 2020-08-17 This book constitutes the proceedings of the 16th International Symposium on Bioinformatics Research and Applications, ISBRA 2020, held in Moscow, Russia, in December 2020. The 23 full papers and 18 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 131 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: genome analysis; systems biology; computational proteomics; machine and deep learning; and data analysis and methodology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Comparative Genomics Katharina Jahn, Tomáš Vinař, 2023-07-12 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th Annual RECOMB Satellite Workshop on Comparative Genomics, RECOMB-CG 2023 which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in April 2023. The 15 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 25 submissions. The papers present cutting edge research in comparative genomics, with an emphasis on computational approaches and novel experimental results. Chapters Inferring Clusters of Orthologous and Paralogous Transcripts and Gene Order Phylogeny via Ancestral Genome Reconstruction under Dollo are published Open Access under Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0). |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Phylogenetic Comparative Methods in R Liam J. Revell, Luke J. Harmon, 2022-09-06 An authoritative introduction to the latest comparative methods in evolutionary biology Phylogenetic comparative methods are a suite of statistical approaches that enable biologists to analyze and better understand the evolutionary tree of life, and shed vital new light on patterns of divergence and common ancestry among all species on Earth. This textbook shows how to carry out phylogenetic comparative analyses in the R statistical computing environment. Liam Revell and Luke Harmon provide an incisive conceptual overview of each method along with worked examples using real data and challenge problems that encourage students to learn by doing. By working through this book, students will gain a solid foundation in these methods and develop the skills they need to interpret patterns in the tree of life. Covers every major method of modern phylogenetic comparative analysis in RExplains the basics of R and discusses topics such as trait evolution, diversification, trait-dependent diversification, biogeography, and visualizationFeatures a wealth of exercises and challenge problemsServes as an invaluable resource for students and researchers, with applications in ecology, evolution, anthropology, disease transmission, conservation biology, and a host of other areasWritten by two of today’s leading developers of phylogenetic comparative methods |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology Francesco de Bello, Carlos P. Carmona, André T. C. Dias, Lars Götzenberger, Marco Moretti, Matty P. Berg, 2021-03-11 Trait-based ecology is rapidly expanding. This comprehensive and accessible guide covers the main concepts and tools in functional ecology. |
| practice phylogenetic trees 2: The Applied Genomic Epidemiology Handbook Allison Black, Gytis Dudas, 2024-03-18 The Applied Genomic Epidemiology Handbook: A Practical Guide to Leveraging Pathogen Genomic Data in Public Health provides rationale, theory, and implementation guidance to help public health practitioners incorporate pathogen genomic data analysis into their investigations. During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, viral whole genome sequences were generated, analyzed, and shared at an unprecedented scale. This wealth of data posed both tremendous opportunities and challenges; the data could be used to support varied parts of the public health response but could be hard for much of the public health workforce to analyze and interpret, given a historical lack of experience working with pathogen genomic data. This book addresses that gap. Structured into eight wide-ranging chapters, this book describes how the overlapping timescales of pathogen evolution and infection transmission enable exploration of epidemiologic dynamics from pathogen sequence data. Different approaches to sampling and genomic data inclusion are presented for different types of epidemiologic investigations. To support epidemiologists in diving into pathogen genomic data analysis, this book also introduces the analytic tools and approaches that are readily used in public health departments and presents case studies to show step-by-step how genomic data are used and evaluated in disease investigations. Despite the breadth of scientific literature that uses pathogen genomic data to investigate disease dynamics, there remains little practical guidance to help applied epidemiologists build their ability to explore epidemiologic questions with pathogen genomic data. This handbook was written to serve as that guide. Including case studies, common methods, and software tools, this book will be of great interest to public health microbiologists or lab directors, bioinformaticians, epidemiologists, health officers, academics, as well as students working in a public health context. |
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This post, "Practice: Phylogenetic Trees #2," delves deeper into the practical application of phylogenetic analysis. We'll move beyond simple examples and explore more complex …
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Your first step in learning how to prepare and interpret phylogenetic trees is to label Figure 26. 1 below. Working from what you have labeled, explain the significance of common ancestor, …
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The researchers then constructed the phylogenetic tree shown below. Interpret the Data 1. First, practice reading phylogenetic relationships from the tree. Which number represents the most …
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Chapter 2: Constructing Phylogenetic Trees: Step-by-step guides to building trees using different methods (e.g., parsimony, maximum likelihood). Illustrative examples and practice exercises.
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of phylogenetic trees, how these trees can be reconstructed, and how they can be used to answer biological questions. Examples and vivid metaphors are incorporated throughout, and each …
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Phylogenetic Trees At the end of each branch on a phylogenetic tree is the name of a group of organisms; in Figure 1, each group represents a different type of mammal: monotremes …
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How to construct a phylogenetic tree? ! Step1: Make a multiple alignment from base alignment or amino acid sequence (by using MUSCLE, BLAST, or other method) 7
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Mar 17, 2019 · In practice, however, a number of biological and statistical factors may lead to phylogenetic ... visualization and analysis of sets of phylogenetic trees. To maximize data interoperability, it is fully integrated …
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trees, however, extensive scrolling is necessary, thus making ATV unsuitable for exploration of large trees. TreeJuxtaposer (Munzner et al., 2003) was designed by information visualisation researchers to …
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programming packages, we hope to move Bayesian phylogenetic inference into the modern era. 2 The challenge of Bayesian phylogenetic inference The goal of molecular phylogenetic inference is to reconstruct the …
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2 Phylogenetic Networks When events such as horizontal gene transfer occur, the evolutionary history of the set of organisms may not be modeled by phylogenetic trees; in this case, phylogenetic networks provide …
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trees for nspecies is B(n) = (2n 5)! 2n 3(n 3)! (Schr oder, 1870). This means that for a relatively small problem of only n= 50 species, there are about B(50) = 2:838 1074 possible unrooted trees that can explain the …
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2 L.S. Kubatko 1.1 Introduction and Terminology 1.1.1 Phylogenetic Trees As described earlier, a phylogenetic tree can be viewed as a graph for which the terminal nodes represent organisms for which data …
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phylogenetic trees from protein or nucleic acid sequence data Problems of Phylogenetic Reconstruction Systematics Association,1982 Fast and Accurate Supertrees Markus Fleischauer,2018 Phylogenetics is the study …
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Tw 2 w) 1 w) 2! w 2 1! w2/2! w 2! w 1! v/2 /2! w /2 2 Fig.1. Wedges of vertex v’s neighbors The following theorem shows that the layouts determined by Algorithm 1 are essentially the only ones that fulfill all natural requirements …
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other rules which would make biologicalsense in practice, and both consensus and these rules are often very fuzzyand variesfrom people to people. Moreover,at each ... the phylogenetic trees and someanalysis ofthe …
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Define a branch point (also called a node) on a phylogenetic tree and describe what it represents. 20. What is the root? 21. What does the node closest to the root represent? 22. Describe what an unrooted phylogenetic …
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The use of phylogenetic trees to generate and test hypotheses about the evolutionary process has been called “tree thinking,” and has been very useful and influential in recent years. “Tree thinking is not a minor addition …
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Phylogenetic Tree and Cladogram Practice 1. Figure 1: Use the phylogenetic tree shown to complete the following a. Explain how many clades are indicated b. Explain which branch point occurred most recently 2. Figure 2: …
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phylogenetic trees employed in comparative analyses. 2.2.3 Phylogenetic Uncertainty Importantly, a phylogeny is only a hypothesis, thus it can always be replaced by a new one and some degree of uncertainty is always …
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PRACTICE 37 Marco Salemi 2.9 File formats 37 vii. P1: IML/SBA P2: IML/SBA QC: IML/SBA T1: IML ... 5.6 Procedure to estimate distance-based phylogenetic trees with PHYLIP 120 5.7 Inferring an NJ tree for the mtDNA data set …
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1 2 3 1 3 b 2 b 0 b 2 a Rooted tree b Unrooted tree Time 2 b 1 b 3 b 1 b′ 3 τ 0 τ 1 Box 1 | Tree concepts A phylogeny is a model of genealogical history in which the lengths of the branches are unknown parameters. For …
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reviewed various methods under phylogenetic tree construction from character to distancemethodsandalignment-basedtoalignment-freemethods.Abriefreviewof phylogenetic tree applications is also given …
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ij/2. ! Replace clusters C i and C j with C k. ! Termination! Join last two clusters, C i and C j; place the root at height d ij/2. UPGMA Example (1) Select the pair of species with the smallest distance Alpha Beta ...
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the actual ages of the species or the amount of genetic change. However, phylogenetic trees can be created that show these features. Study the phylogenetic trees in Figures 26.13 and 26.14 in your text. Explain what is …
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1994). However, in order to obtain accurate computations of trees and associated confidence levels in practice, it is essential that these Markov chains explore phylogenetic “tree space” efficiently. Many important …
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algorithms are fast in practice. Categories and Subject Descriptors: F.2.2 [Nonnumerical Algorithms and Problems]: Computations on ... 1Measuring the similarity between phylogenetic trees is useful, for example, …
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2.2 Phylogenetic Trees Given N observed taxa, an important goal in phylogenetic inference is to estimate their evolutionary history, which is often described as a phylogenetic tree that includes a tree topology τ and a vector of
