More on neutral theory OEB 192 –
Example: Neighbor Joining (NJ) 4. Choose Methods Taxa Characters Species A ATGGCTATTCTTATAGTACG Species B ATCGCTAGTCTTATATTACA Species C TTCACTAGACCTGTGGTCCA Species D TTGACCAGACCTGTGGTCCG Species E TTGACCAGTTCTCTAGTTCG A B C D E Choose methods: distance-based A B C D E Species A Species B Species C Species D Species E ---- A B C D E Species A Species B Species C Species D Species E M(AB)=d(AB) -[(r(A) + r(B))/(N-2)]
4. Choose Methods Maximum Parsimony (MP): Model: Evolution goes through the least number of changes Maximum Likelihood (ML): L (data| model) Bayesian Inference Discrete character methods
3. Choose Models Ancestral Sequences Observed Sequences ? Model Choose “model”
5. Assess Reliability I. Bootstrap Re-sampling to produce pseudo-dataset (random weighting) II. Jacknife Sampling with replacement III. Permutation test Random deletion of sub-dataset Randomize dataset to build null likelihood distribution CGATCGTTA CAATGATAG CGCTGATAA CGCTGATCG taxa1 taxa2 taxa3 taxa Dataset1: Dataset2: … Dataset1: Dataset2: … Assess reliability
5. Assess Reliability Utility of phylogeny: Molecular clock (Korber et al., 2000)
5. Assess Reliability Utility of phylogeny: Molecular clock (Korber et al., 2000)
5. Assess Reliability Utility of phylogeny: Molecular clock (Hillis, 2000)
Utility of phylogeny: infer past environment? (Gaucher et al., 2003)
Molecular signs of selection (Sawyer & Malik, 2006)
Genetic exchange in bacteria/archaea
Monday (9/20): Horizontal gene transfer
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