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Align sequences and build a phylogenetic tree in your browser

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A 20-minute hands-on tutorial: build a multiple sequence alignment with muscle and a maximum-likelihood tree with FastTree, then compare sequences with TN93 distances, all in the browser with nothing to install.

Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Keywords: FastTree, Newick, TN93, multiple sequence alignment, muscle, phylogenetics, workflow

Competency level: • Beginner

Resource type: hands-on tutorial

Learning objectives:

  • Align several sequences with muscle
  • Compare sequences with TN93 genetic distances
  • Infer a tree with FastTree and read it in Newick format
  • Interpret branch lengths and support values

Authors: IEETA, University of Aveiro

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