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Construction and Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees Using DNA Barcode Data

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology ((MIMB,volume 858))

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The assembly of sequence data obtained from DNA barcodes into phylogenies or NJ trees has proven highly useful in estimating relatedness among species as well as providing a framework in which hypotheses regarding the evolution of traits or species distributions may be investigated. In this chapter, we outline the process by which DNA sequence data is assembled into a phylogenetically informative matrix, and then provide details on the methods to reconstruct NJ or phylogenetic trees that employ DNA barcode data, using only barcode data or combining barcodes with other data.

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  1. Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA

    David L. Erickson

  2. Laboratories of Analytical Biology, Smithsonian Institution, NMNH, Suitland, MD, USA

    Amy C. Driskell

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  1. National Museum of Natural History, Dept. Botany, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW.,, Washington, 20560-0166, District of Columbia, USA

    W. John Kress

  2. National Museum of Natural History, Dept. Botany, Smithsonian Institution, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW.,, Washington, 20560-0166, District of Columbia, USA

    David L. Erickson

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Erickson, D.L., Driskell, A.C. (2012). Construction and Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees Using DNA Barcode Data. In: Kress, W., Erickson, D. (eds) DNA Barcodes. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 858. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-61779-591-6_19

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