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Phylogeny and Reconstructing Phylogenetic Trees

Phylogeny and Reconstructing Phylogenetic Trees

A java application that lets you investigate the problem of creating a phylgenetic tree. there is some explanation of the problem of drawing phylogenetic trees and a couple of versions of the applet. The applets let you randomly generate trees and also let you infer a phylogenetic tree with a couple of different methods. Number of species, mutation rate and the method for calculating the distance matrix can all be varied.... Show More
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Material Type:
Simulation
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 9, 2002
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
Author:
 
Submitter:
Jeff Bell
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Java Applet
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Java
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
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No

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