Next generation sequencing and phylogenetic networks

Authors

  • David Andrew Morrison Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14806/ej.20.0.760

Keywords:

network, genome sequencing, phylogeny

Abstract

Networks are beginning to replace trees as the basic paradigm for data interpretation in phylogenetics. At the same time, next generation sequencing (NGS) offers the potential for generating suitable multilocus sequence data at a greater rate than ever before. Therefore, phylogeneticists now need to think about the relationship between NGS and phylogenetic networks, as there are a number of potential problems. These may not matter so much for tree-building algorithms, but it is a different matter for constructing networks. Each issue needs to be thought about to assess whether it is a serious problem or only of minor concern. Here, I introduce some of these issues, to start the discussion.

Author Biography

  • David Andrew Morrison, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala
    Senior Researcher, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health
EMBnet.journal 20

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Published

2014-03-26

Issue

Vol. 20

Section

Letters to the Editor

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