FITCH

DNADIST. This program uses nucleotide sequences to compute a distance matrix, under three  different models of nucleotide substitution.  The distance for each pair of species estimates the total branch length between the two species,  and  can be  used in the distance matrix programs FITCH, KITSCH or NEIGHBOR.  This is an alternative to use of the  sequence  data  itself  in  the  maximum  likelihood program DNAML or the parsimony program DNAPARS.when it is not known in advance which ones are which. Part of Phylip.

© Copyright 1991-2006 by the University of Washington. Written by Joseph Felsenstein. Edited by NGBW team.

Manual: http://evolution.genetics.washington.edu/phylip/doc/dnadist.html

INPUT = DNA distance matrix

TEST DATA SET

    7  
Bovine      0.0000  1.6866  1.7198  1.6606  1.5243  1.6043  1.5905  
Mouse       1.6866  0.0000  1.5232  1.4841  1.4465  1.4389  1.4629  
Gibbon      1.7198  1.5232  0.0000  0.7115  0.5958  0.6179  0.5583  
Orang       1.6606  1.4841  0.7115  0.0000  0.4631  0.5061  0.4710
Gorilla     1.5243  1.4465  0.5958  0.4631  0.0000  0.3484  0.3083
Chimp       1.6043  1.4389  0.6179  0.5061  0.3484  0.0000  0.2692
Human       1.5905  1.4629  0.5583  0.4710  0.3083  0.2692  0.0000  

OUTPUT FROM TEST DATA SET (with all numerical options on)

     7 	Populations  
Fitch-Margoliash method version 3.66
__ __ 2 \ \ (Obs - Exp) Sum of squares = /_ /_ ------------ 2 i j Obs Negative branch lengths not allowed Name Distances ---- -------- Bovine 0.00000 1.68660 1.71980 1.66060 1.52430 1.60430 1.59050 Mouse 1.68660 0.00000 1.52320 1.48410 1.44650 1.43890 1.46290 Gibbon 1.71980 1.52320 0.00000 0.71150 0.59580 0.61790 0.55830 Orang 1.66060 1.48410 0.71150 0.00000 0.46310 0.50610 0.47100 Gorilla 1.52430 1.44650 0.59580 0.46310 0.00000 0.34840 0.30830 Chimp 1.60430 1.43890 0.61790 0.50610 0.34840 0.00000 0.26920 Human 1.59050 1.46290 0.55830 0.47100 0.30830 0.26920 0.00000 +---------------------------------------------Mouse !
! +------Human
! +--5
! +-4 +--------Chimp
! ! !
! +--3 +---------Gorilla
! ! !
1------------------------2 +-----------------Orang
! !
! +---------------------Gibbon
!
+------------------------------------------------------Bovine remember: this is an unrooted tree! Sum of squares = 0.01375 Average percent standard deviation = 1.85418 Between And Length ------- --- ----- 1 Mouse 0.76985
1 2 0.41983
2 3 0.04986
3 4 0.02121
4 5 0.03695
5 Human 0.11449
5 Chimp 0.15471
4 Gorilla 0.15680
3 Orang 0.29209
2 Gibbon 0.35537
1 Bovine 0.91675