- Paperback: 238 pages
- Publisher: Sinauer Associates Inc.,U.S.; 3rd Revised edition edition (31 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0878933107
- ISBN-13: 978-0878933105
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 17.3 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 625,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Third Edition helps the reader get started in creating phylogenetic trees from protein or nucleic acid sequence data. Although aimed at molecular and cell biologists, it also serves students who may be familiar with phylogenetic theory but are unfamiliar with the tools used to apply that theory. The reader is led through identifying sequences that are homologous to a sequence of interest, downloading these sequences from databases, creating multiple alignments, and using several different methods to construct trees.
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BARRY G. HALL Emeritus, University of Rochester, USA.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a how-to manual and with that all is said. If you really believe you can make a proper phylogenetic tree without understanding basic concepts of molecular evolution, you 've got it all wrong. The author spices his book with his own experiences, without giving details. This is like just believing your teacher because he is your teacher. Unfortunately the book is full with half-truths. The author encourages NOT to go profound since errors in the alignments will typically not affect tree architecture. And so on and so on.
Actually, I think it is a shame this book is published. With this book you will indeed produce trees within minutes, but quite sure: most of them are all wrong.
Furthermore, the author completely ignores Phylip. No matter how you look at it, you cannot ignore Phylip. This is probably just to advertise the software for which this How-to was written, Mega (also not the best choice). Typically most of these packges come with free how-to's. Please ignore this book.
Actually, I think it is a shame this book is published. With this book you will indeed produce trees within minutes, but quite sure: most of them are all wrong.
Furthermore, the author completely ignores Phylip. No matter how you look at it, you cannot ignore Phylip. This is probably just to advertise the software for which this How-to was written, Mega (also not the best choice). Typically most of these packges come with free how-to's. Please ignore this book.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Contrary to the review left by another reader, the third edition of this book uses MEGA4 (freely available) to illustrate the practical examples. Although the background theory to models is at best rudimentary, this is a really nice and easy introduction for complete beginners to the practical aspects of phylogenetic tree construction.
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Excellent book helped me understand and interpret the area of phylognetic trees. Very well written and easy to follow and interesting
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Extraordinarily good, compact and value for money
Shortly after I got the second edition, I got the third. Within the covers of this slim volume is all the information you will need to generate the most elaborate hypotheses you... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2008 by Sarakani
Phylogenetic trees made difficult !!
I am really disappointed about this book. I bought it originally because I wanted to learn the basic principles of making phylogenetic trees. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2005 by "itohamy"
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