Constructing level-2 phylogenetic networks from triplets

L.J.J. van Iersel, J.C.M. Keijsper, S.M. Kelk, L. Stougie, F. Hagen, T. Boekhout

Research output: Contribution to JournalArticleAcademicpeer-review

Abstract

Jansson and Sung showed that, given a dense set of input triplets T (representing hypotheses about the local evolutionary relationships of triplets of taxa), it is possible to determine in polynomial time whether there exists a level-1 network consistent with T, and if so, to construct such a network [24]. Here, we extend this work by showing that this problem is even polynomial time solvable for the construction of level-2 networks. This shows that, assuming density, it is tractable to construct plausible evolutionary histories from input triplets even when such histories are heavily nontree-like. This further strengthens the case for the use of triplet-based methods in the construction of phylogenetic networks. We also implemented the algorithm and applied it to yeast data. © 2009 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)667-681
JournalIEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Volume6
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Constructing level-2 phylogenetic networks from triplets'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this