Including RNA secondary structures improves accuracy and robustness in reconstruction of phylogenetic trees

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In several studies, secondary structures of ribosomal genes have been used to improve the quality of phylogenetic reconstructions. An extensive evaluation of the benefits of secondary structure, however, is lacking.</p> <p&g...

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Main Authors: Dandekar Thomas, Müller Tobias, Förster Frank, Keller Alexander, Schultz Jörg, Wolf Matthias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-01-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/5/1/4