Capítulo de livro Acesso aberto Revisado por pares

Computational Options for Bioinformatics Research in Evolutionary Biology

2005; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/11428848_9

ISSN

1611-3349

Autores

Michael A. Thomas, Mitch D. Day, Luobin Yang,

Tópico(s)

Evolution and Genetic Dynamics

Resumo

This review will introduce areas of evolutionary research that require substantial computing resources using the examples of phylogenetic reconstruction and homology searching. We will discuss the commonly used analytical approaches and computational tools. We will discuss two computing environments employed by academic evolutionary researchers. We present a simple empirical demonstration of scalable cluster computing using the Apple Xserve solution for phylogenetic reconstruction and homology searching. We conclude with comments about tool development for evolutionary biology and Open Source strategies to promote scientific inquiry.

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