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IQ-TREE 3: phylogenomic inference software using complex evolutionary models

Wong TKF, Ly-Trong N, Ren H, et al.

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Abstract

IQ-TREE (https://iqtree.github.io/) is a widely used open-source software tool for efficiently inferring phylogenetic trees under maximum likelihood. Here, we present IQ-TREE version 3, the third major release of the software. IQ-TREE 3 significantly extends version 2 with new features, including mixture models as an alternative to partitioned models, gene and site concordance factors to quantify discordance between genomic regions, integration with phylogenomic divergence time estimation, and a fully featured sequence simulator. The IQ-TREE 3 source code is available at https://github.com/iqtree/iqtree3.

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Mixture model Maximum likelihood Sequence Simulator Phylogenetic Software Concordance Factor Phylogenomic Software