edu.rit.compbio.phyl.test

Class Upgma2

java.lang.Object

edu.rit.compbio.phyl.test.Upgma2

public class Upgma2
extends java.lang.Object

Class Upgma2 is a unit test program for the Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic mean (UPGMA) algorithm for phylogenetic tree construction. It constructs the tree for a specific distance matrix (the one on Felsenstein, page 163). For further information, see:

• R. Sokal and C. Michener. A statistical method for evaluating systematic relationships. University of Kansas Science Bulletin, 38:1409-1438, 1958.
• J. Felsenstein. Inferring Phylogenies. Sinauer Associates, 2004, pages 161-166.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args) Main program.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)
                 throws java.lang.Exception

Main program. Prints the tree in Newick Standard format.

Usage: java edu.rit.compbio.phyl.Upgma2

Throws:

java.lang.Exception