Question

What are different methods to construct a phylogenetic tree?

Answer 1

Tree-building methods can be assessed on the basis of several criteria:[13]

efficiency (how long does it take to compute the answer, how much memory does it need?)

power (does it make good use of the data, or is information being wasted?)

consistency (will it converge on the same answer repeatedly, if each time given different data for the same model problem?)

robustness (does it cope well with violations of the assumptions of the underlying model?)

falsifiability (does it alert us when it is not good to use, i.e. when assumptions are violated?)

Tree-building techniques have also gained the attention of mathematicians. Trees can also be built using T-theory.[14]