Glossary of terms used in Phylogeny Reconstruction.
L
Least Squares
This objective function attempts to find the tree that minimises the discrepancy
between the observed distances between a pair of taxa (based on branch
lengths of the tree) and the expected distances from a distance matrix.
Leaves The contemporary
taxa in a dataset (as opposed to the reconstructed ancestral taxa).
Also known as terminal tips.
LogDet A distance matrix
method, simultaneously invented by Mike Steel and James Lake. This method
is particularly adept at reconstructing relationships among sequences that
have evolved by a non-homogenous (in relation to base composition) process.
Also known as
Paralinear distances.
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