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Improving the Accuracy of Phylogenetic Estimation by Combining Different Methods

Three methods of phylogenetic tree estimation, UPGMA clustering (UP), maximum parsimony (MP), and neighbor joining (NJ), were used to estimate trees from a large simulation study of 5,400 eight-taxon ...
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Molecular Dating of Phylogenetic Trees: A Brief Review of Current Methods That Estimate Divergence Times

Vol. 12, No. 1, Special Feature: Evolution of Species-Rich Floras: Lessons from the Cape Floristic Region (Jan., 2006), pp. 35-48 (14 pages) Diversity and Distributions publishes reviews and primary ...
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AIgorithm Helps Evolutionary Biologists See Where Bird Species Are Perched on Phylogenetic Tree

Just as bird watchers may use binoculars to add to their species lists, scientists interested in bird evolution may use computational tools to clarify avian lineages. Indeed, such tools have enabled ...
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Recombination most often occurs on the COVID-19 phylogenetic tree in the form of 'long branches'

An analysis of millions of SARS-CoV-2 genomes finds that recombination of the virus is uncommon, but when it occurs, it is most often in the spike protein region, the area which allows the virus to ...