Abstract
jModelTest is a new program for the statistical selection of models of nucleotide substitution based on "Phyml" (Guindon and Gascuel 2003. A simple, fast, and accurate algorithm to estimate large phylogenies by maximum likelihood. Syst Biol. 52:696-704.). It implements 5 different selection strategies, including "hierarchical and dynamical likelihood ratio tests," the "Akaike information criterion," the "Bayesian information criterion," and a "decision-theoretic performance-based" approach. This program also calculates the relative importance and model-averaged estimates of substitution parameters, including a model-averaged estimate of the phylogeny. jModelTest is written in Java and runs under Mac OSX, Windows, and Unix systems with a Java Runtime Environment installed. The program, including documentation, can be freely downloaded from the software section at http://darwin.uvigo.es.
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Akaike information criterionBayesian information criterionBiologyJavaModel selectionSubstitution (logic)Phylogenetic treeUnixSoftwareDarwin (ADL)Maximum likelihoodBayesian probabilitySelection (genetic algorithm)Computer scienceBayes factorBayes' theoremStatisticsMachine learningArtificial intelligenceProgramming languageMathematicsGenetics
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David Posada
(2008).
jModelTest: Phylogenetic Model Averaging.
Molecular Biology and Evolution
, 25
(7)
, 1253-1256.
https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msn083
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- 10.1093/molbev/msn083