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Hadamard conjugations and modeling sequence evolution with unequal rates across sites

P J Waddell1, D Penny, T Moore

  • 1Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, School of Biological Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
|August 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

This study explores how different distributions of DNA site rates affect evolutionary models. Accounting for rate variation improves phylogenetic tree selection and reveals hidden evolutionary signals in sequences.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Biology
  • Molecular Evolution
  • Phylogenetics

Background:

  • Phylogenetic analyses often assume uniform evolutionary rates across DNA sites.
  • However, biological reality includes significant rate variation among sites.
  • This variation can impact the accuracy of evolutionary inference.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of various site rate distributions on phylogenetic methods.
  • To modify Hadamard conjugation to accommodate diverse rate distributions.
  • To assess the influence of rate variation on maximum likelihood tree selection.

Main Methods:

  • Modification of Hadamard conjugation for 2-state and 4-state data.
  • Application to distributions like gamma, inverse Gaussian, and mixtures with invariant sites.

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  • Analysis of rRNA and primate mtDNA sequences using maximum likelihood.

    • Main Results:

    • The tail of a site rate distribution significantly affects the coefficient of variation.
    • Unequal site rates can alter the optimal phylogenetic tree, as shown with rRNA data.
    • Maximum likelihood analysis indicates that the gamma distribution is not universally optimal; distinct distributions fit different datasets.
    • Analysis of primate mtDNA reveals hidden multiple substitutions and improves tree signals when rate variation is considered.

    Conclusions:

    • Accounting for diverse site rate distributions is crucial for accurate phylogenetic inference.
    • Hadamard conjugation provides a flexible framework for incorporating rate variation.
    • Models of stabilizing selection alone do not adequately explain ancient informative changes (synapomorphies), suggesting further research into covarion models is needed.