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Introduce IQ-TREE 3, a major release of the phylogenetic inference platform designed to reconstruct evolutionary trees using complex models of sequence evolution.

April 7, 2025Open Access

IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models

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TWThomas K. F. WongAustralian National University NLNhan Ly-TrongAustralian National University HRHuaiyan RenAustralian National University

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Computational biology report demonstrates enhanced phylogenomic tree inference in genomic datasets, suggesting improved resolution of evolutionary discordance.

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Introduce IQ-TREE 3, a major release of the phylogenetic inference platform designed to reconstruct evolutionary trees using complex models of sequence evolution.
Engineered support for mixture models as an alternative framework to traditional partitioned models in maximum likelihood tree estimation.
Implemented gene concordance factors and site concordance factors to evaluate topological disagreement across genomic segments.
Built an integrated, full-featured biological sequence simulator within the open-source software suite.
Provides advanced modeling frameworks to handle heterogeneous evolutionary dynamics across large phylogenomic alignments.
Quantifies genealogical discordance across gene trees and individual site alignments to reveal genomic conflict.
Distributes the updated toolset and underlying algorithms as open-source code for evolutionary biology applications.

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Wong et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8976518b0ca7f91d1859d https://doi.org/10.32942/x2p62n

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Computational biology report demonstrates enhanced phylogenomic tree inference in genomic datasets, suggesting improved resolution of evolutionary discordance.

IQ-TREE 3: Phylogenomic Inference Software using Complex Evolutionary Models

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