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  • Phylogenetics
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Computational Biology

Background:

  • Multigene DNA sequence data are standard in phylogenetics.
  • Analyzing these data requires methods accounting for evolutionary process heterogeneity among genes.
  • Determining appropriate evolutionary models for data subsets is challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the impact of molecular clock partitioning on phylogenetic analyses.
  • To assess the effectiveness of the ClockstaR method for selecting partitioning schemes.
  • To determine if optimal clock partitioning improves estimates of evolutionary rates and timescales.

Main Methods:

  • Bayesian phylogenetic analyses of simulated and empirical multigene data sets.
  • Utilizing the ClockstaR method for evaluating different clock-partitioning schemes.
  • Comparing phylogenetic results across various partitioning strategies.

Main Results:

  • Strong statistical support for the clock-partitioning scheme selected by ClockstaR.
  • The optimal clock-partitioning scheme yields more reliable node age estimates.
  • Clock-partitioning significantly impacts estimates of evolutionary rates and timescales.

Conclusions:

  • ClockstaR provides a statistically robust approach for determining optimal molecular clock partitioning.
  • Appropriate clock partitioning is crucial for accurate phylogenetic inference, especially regarding evolutionary timescales.
  • This method enhances the reliability of phylogenetic analyses using multigene data.