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Function

Mixed parsimony algorithm

Description

EMIX - Embossified mixed method parsimony

Phylip mix documentation.

Usage

Here is a sample session with emix


% emix 
Mixed parsimony algorithm
Phylip mix program input file: mix.dat
Method
       Wag : Wagner
       Cam : Camin-Sokal
       Mix : Mixed
Choose the method to use [Wag]: 
Outgroup root [N]: 
Phylip mix program output file [emix.outfile]: 
Create a tree file [Y]: 
Phylip tree output file [emix.treefile]: 

Go to the input files for this example
Go to the output files for this example

Command line arguments

Mixed parsimony algorithm
Version: EMBOSS:6.6.0.0

   Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers (* if not always prompted):
  [-infile]            infile     Phylip mix program input file
*  -datasets           integer    [0] How many data sets (Any integer value)
   -method             menu       [Wag] Choose the method to use (Values: Wag
                                  (Wagner); Cam (Camin-Sokal); Mix (Mixed))
*  -randseed           integer    [0] Random number seed (must be odd) (Any
                                  integer value)
*  -randtimes          integer    [0] Number of times to jumble (Any integer
                                  value)
   -og                 toggle     [N] Outgroup root
*  -outgnum            integer    [1] Number of the outgroup (Integer 1 or
                                  more)
*  -valthresh          float      [1.0] Threshold value (Number 1.000 or more)
  [-outfile]           outfile    [emix.outfile] Phylip mix program output
                                  file
  [-[no]trout]         toggle     [Y] Create a tree file
*  -treefile           outfile    [emix.treefile] Phylip tree output file

   Additional (Optional) qualifiers (* if not always prompted):
   -ancestral          boolean    [N] Use ancestral states in input file
   -multsets           toggle     [N] Analyze multiple data sets
   -[no]besttree       toggle     [Y] Search for best tree
*  -random             toggle     [N] Randomize input order of species
   -printdata          boolean    [N] Print out the data at start of run
   -progress           boolean    [N] Print indications of progress of run
   -statesatnodes      boolean    [N] Print states at all nodes of tree
   -steps              boolean    [N] Print out steps in each character
   -[no]drawtree       boolean    [Y] Draw tree

   Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers:
   -thresh             toggle     [N] Use Threshold parsimony

   Associated qualifiers:

   "-outfile" associated qualifiers
   -odirectory2        string     Output directory

   "-treefile" associated qualifiers
   -odirectory         string     Output directory

   General qualifiers:
   -auto               boolean    Turn off prompts
   -stdout             boolean    Write first file to standard output
   -filter             boolean    Read first file from standard input, write
                                  first file to standard output
   -options            boolean    Prompt for standard and additional values
   -debug              boolean    Write debug output to program.dbg
   -verbose            boolean    Report some/full command line options
   -help               boolean    Report command line options and exit. More
                                  information on associated and general
                                  qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose
   -warning            boolean    Report warnings
   -error              boolean    Report errors
   -fatal              boolean    Report fatal errors
   -die                boolean    Report dying program messages
   -version            boolean    Report version number and exit

Qualifier Type Description Allowed values Default
Standard (Mandatory) qualifiers
[-infile]
(Parameter 1)
infile Phylip mix program input file Input file Required
-datasets integer How many data sets Any integer value 0
-method list Choose the method to use
Wag (Wagner)
Cam (Camin-Sokal)
Mix (Mixed)
Wag
-randseed integer Random number seed (must be odd) Any integer value 0
-randtimes integer Number of times to jumble Any integer value 0
-og toggle Outgroup root Toggle value Yes/No No
-outgnum integer Number of the outgroup Integer 1 or more 1
-valthresh float Threshold value Number 1.000 or more 1.0
[-outfile]
(Parameter 2)
outfile Phylip mix program output file Output file emix.outfile
[-[no]trout]
(Parameter 3)
toggle Create a tree file Toggle value Yes/No Yes
-treefile outfile Phylip tree output file Output file emix.treefile
Additional (Optional) qualifiers
-ancestral boolean Use ancestral states in input file Boolean value Yes/No No
-multsets toggle Analyze multiple data sets Toggle value Yes/No No
-[no]besttree toggle Search for best tree Toggle value Yes/No Yes
-random toggle Randomize input order of species Toggle value Yes/No No
-printdata boolean Print out the data at start of run Boolean value Yes/No No
-progress boolean Print indications of progress of run Boolean value Yes/No No
-statesatnodes boolean Print states at all nodes of tree Boolean value Yes/No No
-steps boolean Print out steps in each character Boolean value Yes/No No
-[no]drawtree boolean Draw tree Boolean value Yes/No Yes
Advanced (Unprompted) qualifiers
-thresh toggle Use Threshold parsimony Toggle value Yes/No No
Associated qualifiers
"-outfile" associated outfile qualifiers
-odirectory2
-odirectory_outfile
string Output directory Any string  
"-treefile" associated outfile qualifiers
-odirectory string Output directory Any string  
General qualifiers
-auto boolean Turn off prompts Boolean value Yes/No N
-stdout boolean Write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-filter boolean Read first file from standard input, write first file to standard output Boolean value Yes/No N
-options boolean Prompt for standard and additional values Boolean value Yes/No N
-debug boolean Write debug output to program.dbg Boolean value Yes/No N
-verbose boolean Report some/full command line options Boolean value Yes/No Y
-help boolean Report command line options and exit. More information on associated and general qualifiers can be found with -help -verbose Boolean value Yes/No N
-warning boolean Report warnings Boolean value Yes/No Y
-error boolean Report errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-fatal boolean Report fatal errors Boolean value Yes/No Y
-die boolean Report dying program messages Boolean value Yes/No Y
-version boolean Report version number and exit Boolean value Yes/No N

Input file format

Input files for usage example

File: mix.dat

     5    6
Alpha     110110
Beta      110000
Gamma     100110
Delta     001001
Epsilon   001110

Output file format

Output files for usage example

File: emix.outfile

Wagner parsimony method


               


     4 trees in all found




           +--Epsilon   
     +-----4  
     !     +--Gamma     
  +--2  
  !  !     +--Delta     
--1  +-----3  
  !        +--Beta      
  !  
  +-----------Alpha     

  remember: this is an unrooted tree!


requires a total of      9.000





     +--------Gamma     
     !  
  +--2     +--Epsilon   
  !  !  +--4  
  !  +--3  +--Delta     
--1     !  
  !     +-----Beta      
  !  
  +-----------Alpha     

  remember: this is an unrooted tree!


requires a total of      9.000





     +--------Epsilon   
  +--4  
  !  !  +-----Gamma     
  !  +--2  
--1     !  +--Delta     
  !     +--3  
  !        +--Beta      
  !  
  +-----------Alpha     

  remember: this is an unrooted tree!


requires a total of      9.000





     +--------Gamma     
  +--2  
  !  !  +-----Epsilon   
  !  +--4  
--1     !  +--Delta     
  !     +--3  
  !        +--Beta      
  !  
  +-----------Alpha     

  remember: this is an unrooted tree!


requires a total of      9.000


File: emix.treefile

(((Epsilon,Gamma),(Delta,Beta)),Alpha)[0.2500];
((Gamma,((Epsilon,Delta),Beta)),Alpha)[0.2500];
((Epsilon,(Gamma,(Delta,Beta))),Alpha)[0.2500];
((Gamma,(Epsilon,(Delta,Beta))),Alpha)[0.2500];

Data files

None.

Notes

None.

References

None.

Warnings

None.

Diagnostics

None.

Exit status

It always exits with status 0.

Known bugs

None.

See also

Program name Description
eclique Largest clique program
edollop Dollo and polymorphism parsimony algorithm
edolpenny Penny algorithm Dollo or polymorphism
efactor Multistate to binary recoding program
epenny Penny algorithm, branch-and-bound
fclique Largest clique program
fdollop Dollo and polymorphism parsimony algorithm
fdolpenny Penny algorithm Dollo or polymorphism
ffactor Multistate to binary recoding program
fmix Mixed parsimony algorithm
fmove Interactive mixed method parsimony
fpars Discrete character parsimony
fpenny Penny algorithm, branch-and-bound

Author(s)

(c) Copyright 1986-1993 by Joseph Felsenstein and by the University of Washington. Written by Joseph Felsenstein. Permission is granted to copy this document provided that no fee is charged for it and that this copyright notice is not removed.

This application was modified for inclusion in EMBOSS by Ian Longden (il@sanger.ac.uk) Informatics Division, The Sanger Centre, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK.

History

Target users

This program is intended to be used by everyone and everything, from naive users to embedded scripts.

Comments

None