Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree

Huelsenbeck J, Bollback JP, Levine A. 2002. Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree. Systematic Biology. 51(1), 32–43.

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Huelsenbeck, John; Bollback, Jonathan PISTA ; Levine, Amy
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Phylogenetic trees can be rooted by a number of criteria. Here, we introduce a Bayesian method for inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree by using one of several criteria: the outgroup, molecular clock, and nonreversible model of DNA substitution. We perform simulation analyses to examine the relative ability of these three criteria to correctly identify the root of the tree. The outgroup and molecular clock criteria were best able to identify the root of the tree, whereas the nonreversible model was able to identify the root only when the substitution process was highly nonreversible. We also examined the performance of the criteria for a tree of four species for which the topology and root position are well supported. Results of the analyses of these data are consistent with the simulation results.
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2002-02-01
Journal Title
Systematic Biology
Volume
51
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1
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32 - 43
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IST-REx-ID

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Huelsenbeck J, Bollback JP, Levine A. Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree. Systematic Biology. 2002;51(1):32-43. doi:10.1080/106351502753475862
Huelsenbeck, J., Bollback, J. P., & Levine, A. (2002). Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree. Systematic Biology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1080/106351502753475862
Huelsenbeck, John, Jonathan P Bollback, and Amy Levine. “Inferring the Root of a Phylogenetic Tree.” Systematic Biology. Oxford University Press, 2002. https://doi.org/10.1080/106351502753475862.
J. Huelsenbeck, J. P. Bollback, and A. Levine, “Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree,” Systematic Biology, vol. 51, no. 1. Oxford University Press, pp. 32–43, 2002.
Huelsenbeck J, Bollback JP, Levine A. 2002. Inferring the root of a phylogenetic tree. Systematic Biology. 51(1), 32–43.
Huelsenbeck, John, et al. “Inferring the Root of a Phylogenetic Tree.” Systematic Biology, vol. 51, no. 1, Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 32–43, doi:10.1080/106351502753475862.

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