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This review will introduce areas of evolutionary research that require substantial computing resources using the examples of phylogenetic reconstruction and homology searching. We will discuss the commonly used analytical approaches and computational tools. We will discuss two computing environments employed by academic evolutionary researchers. We present a simple empirical demonstration of scalable cluster computing using the Apple Xserve solution for phylogenetic reconstruction and homology searching. We conclude with comments about tool development for evolutionary biology and Open Source strategies to promote scientific inquiry.
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- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
- Phylogenetic Reconstruction
- Computational Option
- Basic Local Alignment Search Tool Search
- Bioinformatics Research
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Thomas, M.A., Day, M.D., Yang, L. (2005). Computational Options for Bioinformatics Research in Evolutionary Biology. In: Sunderam, V.S., van Albada, G.D., Sloot, P.M.A., Dongarra, J.J. (eds) Computational Science – ICCS 2005. ICCS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3515. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11428848_9
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