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LinguaPhylo: A probabilistic model specification language for reproducible phylogenetic analyses

Phylogenetic models have become increasingly complex, and phylogenetic data sets have expanded in both size and richness. However, current inference tools lack a model specification language that can concisely describe a complete phylogenetic analysis while remaining independent of implementation de...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Drummond, Alexei J., Chen, Kylie, Mendes, Fábio K., Xie, Dong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10381047/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37463154
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011226
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Sumario:Phylogenetic models have become increasingly complex, and phylogenetic data sets have expanded in both size and richness. However, current inference tools lack a model specification language that can concisely describe a complete phylogenetic analysis while remaining independent of implementation details. We introduce a new lightweight and concise model specification language, ‘LPhy’, which is designed to be both human and machine-readable. A graphical user interface accompanies ‘LPhy’, allowing users to build models, simulate data, and create natural language narratives describing the models. These narratives can serve as the foundation for manuscript method sections. Additionally, we present a command-line interface for converting LPhy-specified models into analysis specification files (in XML format) compatible with the BEAST2 software platform. Collectively, these tools aim to enhance the clarity of descriptions and reporting of probabilistic models in phylogenetic studies, ultimately promoting reproducibility of results.