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Deriving evolutionary relationships among populations using microsatellites and (delta mu)(2): All loci are equal, but some are more equal than others
Tekijät: Landry PA, Koskinen MT, Primmer CR
Kustantaja: GENETICS SOC AM
Julkaisuvuosi: 2002
Lehti:: Genetics
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: GENETICS
Lehden akronyymi: GENETICS
Vuosikerta: 161
Numero: 3
Aloitussivu: 1339
Lopetussivu: 1347
Sivujen määrä: 9
ISSN: 0016-6731
Tiivistelmä
Numerous studies have relied on microsatellite DNA data to assess the relationships among populations in a phylogenetic framework, converting microsatellite allelic composition of populations into evolutionary distances. Among other coefficients, (deltamu)(2) and R(st) are often employed because they make use of the differences in allele sizes on the basis of the stepwise mutation model. While it has been recognized that some microsatellites can yield disproportionate interpopulation distance estimates, no formal investigation has been conducted to evaluate to what extent such loci could affect the topology of the corresponding dendrograms. Here we show that single loci, displaying extremely large among-population variance, can greatly bias the topology of the phylogenetic tree, using data from European grayling (Thymallus thymallus, Salmonidae) populations. Importantly, we also demonstrate that the inclusion of a single disproportionate locus will lead to an overestimation of the stability of trees assessed using bootstrapping. To avoid this bias, we introduce a simple statistical test for detecting loci with significantly disproportionate variance prior to phylogenetic analyses and further show that exclusion of offending loci eliminates the false increase in phylogram stability.
Numerous studies have relied on microsatellite DNA data to assess the relationships among populations in a phylogenetic framework, converting microsatellite allelic composition of populations into evolutionary distances. Among other coefficients, (deltamu)(2) and R(st) are often employed because they make use of the differences in allele sizes on the basis of the stepwise mutation model. While it has been recognized that some microsatellites can yield disproportionate interpopulation distance estimates, no formal investigation has been conducted to evaluate to what extent such loci could affect the topology of the corresponding dendrograms. Here we show that single loci, displaying extremely large among-population variance, can greatly bias the topology of the phylogenetic tree, using data from European grayling (Thymallus thymallus, Salmonidae) populations. Importantly, we also demonstrate that the inclusion of a single disproportionate locus will lead to an overestimation of the stability of trees assessed using bootstrapping. To avoid this bias, we introduce a simple statistical test for detecting loci with significantly disproportionate variance prior to phylogenetic analyses and further show that exclusion of offending loci eliminates the false increase in phylogram stability.
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