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From: Inferring explicit weighted consensus networks to represent alternative evolutionary histories

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Building explicit weighted consensus phylogenetic networks. The explicit network is built from sets of clusters defined by a species (i.e. backbone) phylogenetic tree and a gene tree (or a set of gene trees): An implicit weighted phylogenetic network is first constructed; then, it is transformed into an explicit weighted horizontal gene transfer network, which can be transformed into an explicit hybridization network. Traditional (i.e. complete) horizontal gene transfer, partial horizontal gene transfer and recombination events for which the recombinant organism and only one of its parents can be identified give rise to a horizontal gene transfer network. Diploid and polyploid hybridization along with recombination events for which the recombinant organism and both of its parents can be identified give rise to a hybridization network. Straight lines indicate single tree or network branches, dashed lines - reticulation branches and wavy lines - paths including multiple branches.

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