Parametric and non-parametric masking of randomness in sequence alignments can be improved and leads to better resolved trees

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Methods of alignment masking, which refers to the technique of excluding alignment blocks prior to tree reconstructions, have been successful in improving the signal-to-noise ratio in sequence alignments. However, the lack of formall...

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Main Authors: von Reumont Björn M, Thormann Birthe, Dambach Johannes, Meusemann Karen, Kück Patrick, Wägele Johann W, Misof Bernhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Online Access:http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/7/1/10