PhyloM: A Computer Program for Phylogenetic Inference from Measurement or Binary Data, with Bootstrapping.

ABSTRACT: Quantitative and binary results are ubiquitous in biology. Inasmuch as an underlying genetic basis for the observed variation in these observations can be assumed, it is pertinent to infer the evolutionary relationships among the entities being measured. I present a computer program, PhyloM, that takes measurement data or binary data as input, using which, it directly generates a pairwise distance matrix that can then be subjected to the popular neighbor-joining (NJ) algorithm to produce a phylogenetic tree. PhyloM also has the option of nonparametric bootstrapping for testing the level of support for the inferred phylogeny. Finally, PhyloM also allows the user to root the tree on any desired branch. PhyloM was tested on Biolog Gen III growth data from isolates within the genus Chromoba

SUBMITTER: Gadagkar SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9144053 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature