Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Phylogenetic trees: visualizing, customizing and detecting incongruence.

Geert Trooskens1, David De Beule, Frederik Decouttere

  • 1Laboratorium for Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics (BioBix), Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University Ghent, Belgium.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)
|July 21, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Epigenetic age deceleration reflects exercise-induced cardiorespiratory fitness improvements.

GeroScience·2026
Same author

Population-level allelic dispersion modeling by maelstRom yields genome-wide maps of allele-specific dysregulation during early carcinogenesis.

GigaScience·2025
Same author

Accelerating Neoantigen Discovery: A High-Throughput Approach to Immunogenic Target Identification.

Vaccines·2025
Same author

Comprehensive Analysis of the Melanoma DNA Methylome Identifies LY75 Methylation as an Independent Marker Predicting Poor Clinical Outcome.

The Journal of investigative dermatology·2025
Same author

Maternal balanced energy-protein supplementation reshapes the maternal gut microbiome and enhances carbohydrate metabolism in infants: a randomized controlled trial.

Nature communications·2025
Same author

Unravelling the hidden side of laundry: malodour, microbiome and pathogenome.

BMC biology·2025
Same journal

3DICE: Interpretable 3D Cross-Modal Learning for Drug-Target Interaction Prediction and Large-Scale Drug Discovery.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
Same journal

KASSPer: Kinase Active Site Structure Prediction using Protein and Ligand Language Models and Its Application to Virtual Screening.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
Same journal

IDR searcher: a search engine solution for public image resources.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
Same journal

KCFtools: Rapid alignment-free method for introgression screening and GWAS using k-mer profiles.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
Same journal

Meta2DB: Curated shotgun metagenomic feature sets and metadata for health state prediction.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
Same journal

conMItion: an R package adjusting confounding factors for associations in multi-omics.

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)·2026
See all related articles

TreeIllustrator is a user-friendly application for visualizing and customizing phylogenetic trees. It offers advanced features for tree manipulation and comparison with the Tree of Life, detecting incongruence.

Area of Science:

  • Bioinformatics
  • Computational Biology
  • Evolutionary Biology

Background:

  • Phylogenetic trees are crucial for understanding evolutionary relationships.
  • Existing tools often lack comprehensive visualization and customization features.
  • Integrating tree visualization with comparative analysis presents a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce TreeIllustrator, a novel application for phylogenetic tree visualization and customization.
  • To provide a user-friendly platform with advanced functionalities for tree manipulation.
  • To develop a method for comparing custom phylogenetic trees with the Tree of Life.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a graphical user interface (GUI) for intuitive tree manipulation.
  • Implementation of features such as node dragging, adjustable tree shapes, zooming, and searching.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Integration of a comparative module for Tree of Life analysis and incongruence detection.

    • Main Results:

    • TreeIllustrator enables dynamic visualization and customization of phylogenetic trees.
    • The application supports large datasets and offers efficient searching and zooming.
    • A straightforward method for identifying incongruence between custom trees and the Tree of Life is provided.

    Conclusions:

    • TreeIllustrator effectively combines phylogenetic tree visualization with drawing program customization.
    • The application serves as a valuable tool for researchers in evolutionary biology and bioinformatics.
    • Its user-friendly interface and robust features facilitate tree analysis and comparison.