Phylogenetic Analysis:Constructing a Phylogenetic Tree

A Tutorial for Generating a Phylogenetic Tree:Simplest and Comprehensive guide

As I have explained earlier in my last video,how to install a MEGA Software.Now moving to the next step that is generating a phylogenetic tree.So In this video,I am talking about how to generate a tree using this Software.

Step wise Representation for generating a Phylogenetic Tree

• Acquiring the Sequences

MEGA5 opens its own browser window to show a BLAST page from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) from where it gets the sequences.

• Alligning the Sequence

The next step is allignment of the sequences that we have downloaded from NCBI in FASTA format.Two methods can be used for Multiple Sequence Allignment : 

• Muscle
• CLUSTAL W

•  Estimating a PhylogeneticTree

There are several widely used methods for estimating phylogenetic trees

1. Neighbor Joining
2.  UPGMA
3.  Bayesian Inference
4.  Maximum Likelihood ML

• Presenting a Phylogenetic TREE

A drawing of a phylogenetic tree conveys a lot of information, both explicit and implicit.