Darwintree: A Molecular Data Analysis and Application Environment for Phylogenetic Study

Authors

  • Zhen Meng Scientific Data Center, Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4, 4th South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100190 Beijing
  • Hui Dong Key Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, Fairylake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences, 160 Xianhu Rd., Luohu District, 518004 Shenzhen
  • Jianhui Li Scientific Data Center, Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4, 4th South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100190 Beijing
  • Zhiduan Chen State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, 100093 Beijing
  • Yuanchun Zhou Scientific Data Center, Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4, 4th South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100190 Beijing
  • Xuezhi Wang Scientific Data Center, Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4, 4th South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, 100190 Beijing
  • Shouzhou Zhang Key Laboratory of Southern Subtropical Plant Diversity, Fairylake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences, 160 Xianhu Rd., Luohu District, 518004 Shenzhen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/dsj-2015-010

Keywords:

Phylogenetic study, Data collection, Tree reconstruction, Data mining tools, Specific application services, Taxonomy, DarwinTree

Abstract

DarwinTree (http://www.darwintree.cn) provides an integrated bioinformatics platform that supports all phases of the analytical pathway for phylogenetic study from data collections, phylogenetic tree constructions, visualization of the tree of life, and web-based rendering to specific application services & data mining. First, it is a repository for sequence records that form the basic data unit of all phylogenetic studies. Second, it is a workbench that aids the management, quality assurance, and analysis of phylogenetic data. Third, it provides a community of phylogenetic application services with tree reconstruction and related data mining. This paper provides a brief introduction to the key elements of DarwinTree, discusses their functional capabilities, details the database features, phylogeny pipeline, data mining tools, and specific application services available to support it, and concludes with future prospects.

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Published

2015-05-22

Issue

Vol. 14 (2015)

Section

Proceedings Papers

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