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IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era.

ABSTRACT: IQ-TREE (http://www.iqtree.org, last accessed February 6, 2020) is a user-friendly and widely used software package for phylogenetic inference using maximum likelihood. Since the release of version 1 in 2014, we have continuously expanded IQ-TREE to integrate a plethora of new models of sequence evolution and efficient computational approaches of phylogenetic inference to deal with genomic data. Here, we describe notable features of IQ-TREE version 2 and highlight the key advantages over other software.

SUBMITTER: Minh BQ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7182206 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era.

Minh Bui Quang BQ Schmidt Heiko A HA Chernomor Olga O Schrempf Dominik D Woodhams Michael D MD von Haeseler Arndt A Lanfear Robert R

Molecular biology and evolution 20200501 5

IQ-TREE (http://www.iqtree.org, last accessed February 6, 2020) is a user-friendly and widely used software package for phylogenetic inference using maximum likelihood. Since the release of version 1 in 2014, we have continuously expanded IQ-TREE to integrate a plethora of new models of sequence evolution and efficient computational approaches of phylogenetic inference to deal with genomic data. Here, we describe notable features of IQ-TREE version 2 and highlight the key advantages over other s ...[more]

PMID: 32011700

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IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era.

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IQ-TREE 2: New Models and Efficient Methods for Phylogenetic Inference in the Genomic Era.

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