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Title: | BadiRate: estimating family turnover rates by likelihood-based methods |
Author: | Librado Sanz, Pablo Vieira, Filipe G. Rozas Liras, Julio A. |
Keywords: | Genètica Bioinformàtica Programari Filogènia Processament de dades Genetics Bioinformatics Computer software Phylogeny Data processing |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Abstract: | Motivation: The comparative analysis of gene gain and loss rates is critical for understanding the role of natural selection and adaptation in shaping gene family sizes. Studying complete genome data from closely related species allows accurate estimation of gene family turnover rates. Current methods and software tools, however, are not well designed for dealing with certain kinds of functional elements, such as microRNAs or transcription factor binding sites. Results: Here, we describe BadiRate, a new software tool to estimate family turnover rates, as well as the number of elements in internal phylogenetic nodes, by likelihood-based methods and parsimony. It implements two stochastic population models, which provide the appropriate statistical framework for testing hypothesis, such as lineage-specific gene family expansions or contractions. We have assessed the accuracy of BadiRate by computer simulations, and have also illustrated its functionality by analyzing a representative empirical dataset. |
Note: | Podeu consultar el programari a: http://hdl.handle.net/2445/53403 |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btr623 |
It is part of: | Bioinformatics, 2012, vol. 28, num. 2, p. 279-281 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/53350 |
Related resource: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btr623 http://hdl.handle.net/2445/53403 |
ISSN: | 1367-4803 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Genètica, Microbiologia i Estadística) |
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