[Biopython-dev] Rerooting a tree with Bio.Phylo
Peter
biopython at maubp.freeserve.co.uk
Sat Mar 27 08:45:28 EDT 2010
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:38 AM, Cymon Cox <cy at cymon.org> wrote:
>
> I think the whole problem stems from only having a single outgroup (which
> when you root to it ends up 'looking' like the immediate ancestor of the
> ingroup). Typically, you would include multiple ougroups and present/display
> the tree with a trifurcating root node, one of which lineages is the ingroup
> - unless you are using a non-reversible model you dont need dichotomously
> rooted trees.
>
And I thought it would be simpler from this example to use a single
out group ;)
Thanks for the comments both of you.
Peter
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