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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts

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Inferring phylogenetic networks from multifurcating trees via cherry picking and machine learning.

Giulia Bernardini¹, Leo van Iersel², Esther Julien²

¹University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

|July 19, 2024

Summary

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This study introduces FHyNCH, a new computational framework to solve the phylogenetic Hybridization problem. It efficiently reconciles large, complex datasets of evolutionary trees, producing accurate phylogenetic networks.

Keywords:

Cherry-picking Heuristic Hybrid phylogeny Hybridization problem Machine learning

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Computational Biology
Phylogenetics
Machine Learning

Background:

The Hybridization problem aims to create a single phylogenetic network from conflicting trees, minimizing reticulation nodes.
Existing solutions struggle with large or complex datasets, particularly multifurcating trees with differing taxon sets.

Purpose of the Study:

To present FHyNCH, the first algorithmic framework for heuristically solving the Hybridization problem on large, diverse phylogenetic tree datasets.
To extend previous work on binary trees to handle multifurcating trees with non-identical taxon sets.

Main Methods:

FHyNCH combines the cherry-picking technique with two novel machine-learning models.
The framework is designed to handle large sets of multifurcating trees with potentially different taxon sets.

Main Results:

FHyNCH demonstrates practical applicability for solving the Hybridization problem.
The methods produce qualitatively good solutions for phylogenetic network construction.

Conclusions:

FHyNCH offers a significant advancement in computationally reconciling complex phylogenetic data.
This framework enables more accurate and scalable phylogenetic network inference for diverse biological datasets.