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IcyTree: Rapid Browser-based Visualization for Phylogenetic Trees and Networks

Overview
Journal Bioinformatics
Publisher Oxford University Press
Specialty Biology
Date 2017 Apr 14
PMID 28407035
Citations 52
Authors
Timothy G Vaughan
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Abstract

Summary: IcyTree is an easy-to-use application which can be used to visualize a wide variety of phylogenetic trees and networks. While numerous phylogenetic tree viewers exist already, IcyTree distinguishes itself by being a purely online tool, having a responsive user interface, supporting phylogenetic networks (ancestral recombination graphs in particular), and efficiently drawing trees that include information such as ancestral locations or trait values. IcyTree also provides intuitive panning and zooming utilities that make exploring large phylogenetic trees of many thousands of taxa feasible.

Availability And Implementation: IcyTree is a web application and can be accessed directly at http://tgvaughan.github.com/icytree . Currently supported web browsers include Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. IcyTree is written entirely in client-side JavaScript (no plugin required) and, once loaded, does not require network access to run. IcyTree is free software, and the source code is made available at http://github.com/tgvaughan/icytree under version 3 of the GNU General Public License.

Contact: tgvaughan@gmail.com.

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