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In [[statistical genetics]], '''Felsenstein's tree-pruning algorithm''' (or '''Felsenstein's tree-peeling algorithm'''), attributed to [[Joe_Felsenstein|Joseph Felsenstein]], is an [[algorithm]] for computing the [[likelihood]] of an [[evolutionary tree]] from [[nucleic acid]] sequence data. <ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Felsenstein | first1 = J.| |
In [[statistical genetics]], '''Felsenstein's tree-pruning algorithm''' (or '''Felsenstein's tree-peeling algorithm'''), attributed to [[Joe_Felsenstein|Joseph Felsenstein]], is an [[algorithm]] for computing the [[likelihood]] of an [[evolutionary tree]] from [[nucleic acid]] sequence data. <ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Felsenstein | first1 = J.| author-link1 =Joseph Felsenstein| title = Maximum Likelihood and Minimum-Steps Methods for Estimating Evolutionary Trees from Data on Discrete Characters | doi = 10.1093/sysbio/22.3.240 | journal = Systematic Biology | volume = 22 | issue = 3 | pages = 240–249 | year = 1973 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Felsenstein | first1 = J.| author-link1 = Joseph Felsenstein| title = Evolutionary trees from DNA sequences: A maximum likelihood approach | doi = 10.1007/BF01734359 | journal = Journal of Molecular Evolution | volume = 17 | issue = 6 | pages = 368–376 | year = 1981 | pmid = 7288891}}</ref> |
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The algorithm is often used as a subroutine in a search for a [[maximum likelihood]] estimate for an evolutionary tree. Further, it can be used in a hypothesis test for whether evolutionary rates are constant (by using [[likelihood ratio test]]s). It can also be used to provide error estimates for the parameters describing an evolutionary tree. |
The algorithm is often used as a subroutine in a search for a [[maximum likelihood]] estimate for an evolutionary tree. Further, it can be used in a hypothesis test for whether evolutionary rates are constant (by using [[likelihood ratio test]]s). It can also be used to provide error estimates for the parameters describing an evolutionary tree. |
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In statistical genetics, Felsenstein's tree-pruning algorithm (or Felsenstein's tree-peeling algorithm), attributed to Joseph Felsenstein, is an algorithm for computing the likelihood of an evolutionary tree from nucleic acid sequence data. [1][2]
The algorithm is often used as a subroutine in a search for a maximum likelihood estimate for an evolutionary tree. Further, it can be used in a hypothesis test for whether evolutionary rates are constant (by using likelihood ratio tests). It can also be used to provide error estimates for the parameters describing an evolutionary tree.
References
- ^ Felsenstein, J. (1973). "Maximum Likelihood and Minimum-Steps Methods for Estimating Evolutionary Trees from Data on Discrete Characters". Systematic Biology. 22 (3): 240–249. doi:10.1093/sysbio/22.3.240.
- ^ Felsenstein, J. (1981). "Evolutionary trees from DNA sequences: A maximum likelihood approach". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 17 (6): 368–376. doi:10.1007/BF01734359. PMID 7288891.
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