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MEGA2: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis software
S Kumar1, K Tamura, I B Jakobsen
1Department of Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1501, USA. s.kumar@asu.edu
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We have developed a new software package, Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis version 2 (MEGA2), for exploring and analyzing aligned DNA or protein sequences from an evolutionary perspective. MEGA2 vastly extends the capabilities of MEGA version 1 by: (1) facilitating analyses of large datasets; (2) enabling creation and analyses of groups of sequences; (3) enabling specification of domains and genes; (4) expanding the repertoire of statistical methods for molecular evolutionary studies; and (5) adding new modules for visual representation of input data and output results on the Microsoft Windows platform.
Availability:
http://www.megasoftware.net.
Contact:
s.kumar@asu.edu
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