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ArticleMolecular biology and evolution2025

ASTER: A Package for Large-Scale Phylogenomic Reconstructions.

Chao Zhang, Rasmus Nielsen, Siavash Mirarab

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Article in Molecular biology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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3 authors.

Chao ZhangGlobe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4222-9968
Rasmus NielsenGlobe Institute, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade 5-7, Copenhagen 1350, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-0513-6591
Siavash MirarabElectrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5410-1518

Funding

Biology-aware machine learning methods for characterizing microbiome genotype and phenotypeR35GM142725 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MIR ARABBAYGI, SIAVASH · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
Inference and application of graphs for genomic dataR35GM153400 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI RASMUS NIELSEN · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM142725NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153400NIH HHS R35GM142725NIH HHS R35GM153400-01NSF 1053575NSF 1845967NSF 2137603NSF 2138259NSF 2138286NSF 2138307Villum Fonden 40582
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Abstract

Many algorithms are available for inferring species trees from various input types while accounting for gene tree discordance. Several quartet-based species tree inference methods, collectively known as the ASTRAL family, are based on similar ideas and are in wide use. Here, we integrate all ASTRAL-like methods into a single package called ASTER, comprising several tools, each designed for a different input type: (i) ASTRAL for single-copy gene tree topologies, (ii) weighted ASTRAL (wASTRAL) for single-copy gene tees with branch length and/or support, (iii) ASTRAL-Pro for multi-copy gene tree topologies, (iv) CASTER for multiple sequence alignments, including genome alignments, and (v) WASTER for short-reads and assembled genomes. These tools collectively enhance the scalability, accuracy, and versatility of species tree inference.

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GenomicsPhylogenySoftwareAlgorithmsSequence AlignmentASTRALphylogenomicsquartet-based methodsspecies tree inference

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PMID40668947
PMCPMC12343031

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