2 papers
q-bio.PE2023
Phylogenetic least squares estimation without genetic distances
Peter B. Chi, Volodymyr M. Minin
Least squares estimation of phylogenies is an established family of methods with good statistical properties. State-of-the-art least squares phylogenetic estimation proceeds by fir…
stat.ME2014
Synonymous and Nonsynonymous Distances Help Untangle Convergent Evolution and Recombination
Peter B. Chi, Sujay Chattopadhyay, Philippe Lemey +2
When estimating a phylogeny from a multiple sequence alignment, researchers often assume the absence of recombination. However, if recombination is present, then tree estimation an…