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Phylogenetics & Evolution

Understand phylogenetic tree construction, multiple sequence alignment, and evolutionary analysis. Build and interpret evolutionary relationships using modern computational tools.

Phylogenetics & Evolution

Syllabus

Foundations2 lessons
  1. Homology, Orthology, and Paralogy11 min
  2. Collecting and Curating Your Sequences11 min
Alignment & trees2 lessons
  1. Multiple Sequence Alignment and Why It Matters11 min
  2. Reading a Phylogenetic Tree11 min
Inferring trees6 lessons
  1. Distance Methods and Neighbor-Joining11 min
  2. Character Methods: Maximum Parsimony11 min
  3. Substitution Models: JC to GTR11 min
  4. Model-Based Inference: Maximum Likelihood12 min
  5. Bayesian Inference in Brief11 min
  6. Bootstrapping and Branch Support11 min
Interpreting & dating3 lessons
  1. Visualizing and Annotating Trees11 min
  2. The Molecular Clock and Divergence Dating11 min
  3. Putting It Together and Where to Go Next11 min