Frontiers in Molecular Evolution

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Decoding Evolutionary Signals: A Practical Guide to Distinguishing Incomplete Lineage Sorting from Introgression in Phylogenomic Data

Accurately distinguishing between incomplete lineage sorting (ILS) and introgression is a critical challenge in phylogenomics, with profound implications for understanding evolutionary history, species delimitation, and biomedical applications such as drug...

Grace Richardson
Dec 02, 2025

Simulating Introgression under the Coalescent Model with Recombination: A Comprehensive Guide for Evolutionary Genomics

This article provides a comprehensive guide for researchers and scientists on simulating introgression under the coalescent model with recombination, a cornerstone of modern evolutionary genomics.

Jackson Simmons
Dec 02, 2025

Optimizing Phylogenetic Analysis: A Comprehensive Guide to Filtering Alignment Blocks for Recombination

This article provides a systematic framework for filtering genomic alignment blocks to mitigate the confounding effects of recombination in phylogenetic analysis.

Kennedy Cole
Dec 02, 2025

Beyond the Tree: Integrating Gene Flow into the Multispecies Coalescent Model

The multispecies coalescent (MSC) model provides a powerful framework for inferring species histories from genomic data.

Wyatt Campbell
Dec 02, 2025

A Comprehensive Guide to Identifying Recombination Breakpoints in Genomic Alignments

This article provides a systematic guide for researchers and bioinformaticians on detecting and analyzing recombination breakpoints within sequence alignments.

Thomas Carter
Dec 02, 2025

PhyloNet: A Comprehensive Guide to Phylogenetic Network Inference for Evolutionary Genomics and Drug Discovery

This article provides a detailed overview of PhyloNet, a powerful software package for inferring phylogenetic networks that represent complex evolutionary histories involving reticulate events like hybridization, horizontal gene transfer, and...

Robert West
Dec 02, 2025

From Genomes to Trees: Advanced Whole-Genome Alignment for Phylogenetic Block Extraction

This article provides a comprehensive guide for researchers and drug development professionals on extracting phylogenetically informative blocks from whole-genome alignments.

Sophia Barnes
Dec 02, 2025

Navigating Introgression: A Comprehensive Guide to ASTRAL for Robust Species Tree Estimation

This article provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and bioinformaticians grappling with species tree estimation in the presence of gene flow.

Levi James
Dec 02, 2025

PhyloNet-HMM: A Computational Framework for Detecting Genomic Introgression in Biomedical Research

This article provides a comprehensive overview of PhyloNet-HMM, a powerful computational framework that integrates phylogenetic networks with hidden Markov models to detect introgression—the transfer of genetic material between species—in genomic...

Dylan Peterson
Dec 02, 2025

Implementing the ABBA-BABA D-Statistic in Phylogenomics: A Comprehensive Guide from Theory to Practice

This article provides a comprehensive resource for researchers and scientists implementing the ABBA-BABA D-statistic to detect introgression from phylogenomic data.

Sophia Barnes
Dec 02, 2025

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