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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts
Published on: February 5, 2014
系統遺伝学MCMCアルゴリズムは,木の混合について誤解を招いている
1Department of Statistics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. mossel@stat.berkeley.edu.
まとめ
マルコフ連鎖モンテカルロ (MCMC) を用いたベイジアン系遺伝的推論は誤解を招く可能性があります. 私たちの研究は,MCMCアルゴリズムが収束するのに指数関数的に長い時間がかかることを示しています.
科学分野:
- コンピュータ生物学 コンピュータ生物学
- 進化生物学の進化生物学について
- 統計モデリング 統計モデリング
背景:
- マルコフ連鎖モンテカルロ (MCMC) アルゴリズムは,ベイジアン系遺伝推論の基礎である.
- これらのアルゴリズムの収束率を評価することは,信頼性の高い系統遺伝的再構築に不可欠です.
研究 の 目的:
- 一般的に使用されるマルコフ連鎖の収束率を理論的に分析する.
- MCMCの系統遺伝分析における急速な収束の欺瞞的な外観を調査する.
主な方法:
- 系統樹の空間におけるログ確率関数の数学解析.
- 2つのツリーの混合から生成されたN文字の収束率の理論的証明.
主要な成果:
- マルコフ連鎖は,データが2つのツリーの混合から生じるとき,指数関数的に長い収束時間 (Nで) を表します.
- 確率プロットは,単一のツリーに急速な収束を誤って示唆し,遅い実際の収束をマスクすることができます.
結論:
- ベイジアンMCMC方法は,矛盾する信号を含むデータに直面すると,誤解を招く fylogenetic の結果を生む可能性があります.
- 系統遺伝的再構築は,データ内の個々の系統遺伝的信号ごとに別々に実施する必要があります.
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