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A short guide to phylogeny reconstruction

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  • E. Michu

    (Institute of Biophysics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Brno, Czech Republic)

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This review is a short introduction to phylogenetic analysis. Phylogenetic analysis allows comprehensive understanding of the origin and evolution of species. Generally, it is possible to construct the phylogenetic trees according to different features and characters (e.g. morphological and anatomical characters, RAPD patterns, FISH patterns, sequences of DNA/RNA and amino acid sequences). The DNA sequences are preferable for phylogenetic analyses of closely related species. On the other hand, the amino acid sequences are used for phylogenetic analyses of more distant relationships. The sequences can be analysed using many computer programs. The methods most often used for phylogenetic analyses are neighbor-joining (NJ), maximum parsimony (MP), maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference.

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  • E. Michu, 2007. "A short guide to phylogeny reconstruction," Plant, Soil and Environment, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences, vol. 53(10), pages 442-446.
    • Handle: RePEc:caa:jnlpse:v:53:y:2007:i:10:id:2194-pse
    DOI: 10.17221/2194-PSE
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