A short guide to phylogeny reconstruction

MICHU, Elleni. A short guide to phylogeny reconstruction. Plant, Soil and Environment. 2007, vol. 53, No 10, p. 442-446, 4 pp. ISSN 1214-1178.

Basic information

Original name

A short guide to phylogeny reconstruction

Authors

MICHU, Elleni ORCID

Edition

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2007, 1214-1178

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Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

Genetics and molecular biology

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.170 in 2004

Marked to be transferred to RIV

No

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000254860000004

Keywords in English

sequence alignment; phylogenetic analysis; neighbor-joining; maximum parsimony; maximum likelihood; Bayesian inference

Tags

bayesian inference, maximum likelihood, maximum parsimony, neighbor-joining, phylogenetic analysis, sequence alignment

Tags

International impact, Reviewed

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Abstract

In the original language

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.