SLIDE 1 Multiple contexts for tree estimation (again): The cause
splitting Important caveats “Gene tree” DNA replication recombination is usually ignored Species tree Phylogeny speciation recombination, hybridization, and deep coalescence cause conflict in the data we use to estimate phylogenies Gene family tree speciation
duplication recombination (eg. domain swapping) is not tree-like
SLIDE 2 Phylogeny with complete genome + “phenome” as colors:
This figure: dramatically underestimates polymorphism ignore geographic aspects
- f speciation and character evolution
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Extant species are just a thin slice of the phylogeny:
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Our exemplar specimens are a subset of the current diversity:
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The phylogenetic inference problem:
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SLIDE 9 Multiple origins
violates our assumption that the state codes in
represent homologous states
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Character matrices: Characters 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taxa Homo sapiens 0.13 A A rounded 1 1610 - 1755 Pan paniscus 0.34 A G flat 2 0621 - 0843 Gorilla gorilla 0.46 C G pointed 1 795 - 1362 Characters (aka “transformation series”) are the columns. The values in the cells are character states (aka “characters”).
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Characters 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taxa Homo sapiens 0.13 A A rounded 1 1610 - 1755 Pan paniscus 0.34 A G flat 2 0621 - 0843 Gorilla gorilla 0.46 C G pointed 1 795 - 1362 Character coding: Characters 1 2 3 4 5 6 Taxa Homo sapiens A A 1 4 Pan paniscus 2 A G 1 2 0,1 Gorilla gorilla 3 C G 2 1 1,2
SLIDE 13 The meaning of homology (very roughly):
- 1. comparable (when applied to characters)
- 2. identical by descent (when applied to character
states) Ideally, each possible character state would arise once in the entire history of life on earth.
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Instances of the filled character state are homologous Instances of the hollow character state are homologous
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Instances of the filled character state are homologous Instances of the hollow character state are NOT homologous
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Instances of the filled character state are NOT homologous Instances of the hollow character state are homologous
SLIDE 17 Inference “deriving a conclusion based solely on what one already knows”1
1definition from Wikipedia, so it must be correct!
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A B C D A D B C A C B D
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A B C D
SLIDE 20 A B C D
A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111110 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111110 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111111 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111111 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111110 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111101 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111100 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111101 C 1111111110 D 1111111111
SLIDE 21 A B C D
A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111110 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111110 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111111 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111111 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111111 C 1111111110 D 1111111110 A 0000000000 B 1111111101 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111100 C 1111111111 D 1111111111 A 0000000000 B 1111111101 C 1111111110 D 1111111111
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A B C D A D B C A C B D
A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111110 D 1111111111
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A B C D A D B C A C B D
A 0000000000 B 1111111110 C 1111111110 D 1111111111
SLIDE 24 Logical Inference Deductive reasoning:
- 1. start from premises
- 2. apply proper rules
- 3. arrive at statements that were not obviously contained in
the premises. If the rules are valid (logically sound) and the premises are true, then the conclusions are guaranteed to be true.
SLIDE 25 Deductive reasoning All men are mortal. Socrates is a man.
- Therefore Socrates is mortal.
Can we infer phylogenies from character data using deductive reasoning?
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Logical approach to phylogenetics Premise: The following character matrix is correctly coded (character states are homologous in the strict sense): 1 taxon A Z taxon B Y taxon C Y Is there a valid set of rules that will generate the tree as a conclusion?
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Logical approach to phylogenetics (cont) Rule: Two taxa that share a character state must be more closely related to each other than either is to a taxon that displays a different state. Is this a valid rule?