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DNA replications generate phylogenies. Therefore, the phylogenetic relationship of DNA sequences is fundamental for describing individuals, genes, chromosomes, populations, and species. Their relationships and differences are discussed as well as the biologically important concepts such as gene genealogy, paralogy, orthology, and horizontal gene transfer. Basic concepts of trees and networks are then explained including mathematical definition, number of possible tree topologies, and description of trees and networks. Biological implications of trees and the relationship with taxonomy are also discussed.

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Saitou, N. (2018). Phylogeny. In: Introduction to Evolutionary Genomics. Computational Biology, vol 17. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92642-1_4

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