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Hauptverfasser: Bordewich, Magnus, Linz, Simone, Semple, Charles
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2024
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06638
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author Bordewich, Magnus
Linz, Simone
Semple, Charles
author_facet Bordewich, Magnus
Linz, Simone
Semple, Charles
contents A normal network is uniquely determined by the set of phylogenetic trees that it displays. Given a set $\mathcal{P}$ of rooted binary phylogenetic trees, this paper presents a polynomial-time algorithm that reconstructs the unique binary normal network whose set of displayed binary trees is $\mathcal{P}$, if such a network exists. Additionally, we show that any two rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a normal network and show that this result does not extend to more than two trees. This is in contrast to tree-child networks where it has been previously shown that any collection of rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a tree-child network. Lastly, we introduce a type of cherry-picking sequence that characterises when a collection $\mathcal{P}$ of rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a normal network and, further, characterise the minimum number of reticulations needed over all normal networks that display $\mathcal{P}$. We then exploit these sequences to show that, for all $n\ge 3$, there exist two rooted binary phylogenetic trees on $n$ leaves that can be displayed by a tree-child network with a single reticulation, but cannot be displayed by a normal network with less than $n-2$ reticulations.
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spellingShingle When is a set of phylogenetic trees displayed by a normal network?
Bordewich, Magnus
Linz, Simone
Semple, Charles
Combinatorics
A normal network is uniquely determined by the set of phylogenetic trees that it displays. Given a set $\mathcal{P}$ of rooted binary phylogenetic trees, this paper presents a polynomial-time algorithm that reconstructs the unique binary normal network whose set of displayed binary trees is $\mathcal{P}$, if such a network exists. Additionally, we show that any two rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a normal network and show that this result does not extend to more than two trees. This is in contrast to tree-child networks where it has been previously shown that any collection of rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a tree-child network. Lastly, we introduce a type of cherry-picking sequence that characterises when a collection $\mathcal{P}$ of rooted phylogenetic trees can be displayed by a normal network and, further, characterise the minimum number of reticulations needed over all normal networks that display $\mathcal{P}$. We then exploit these sequences to show that, for all $n\ge 3$, there exist two rooted binary phylogenetic trees on $n$ leaves that can be displayed by a tree-child network with a single reticulation, but cannot be displayed by a normal network with less than $n-2$ reticulations.
title When is a set of phylogenetic trees displayed by a normal network?
topic Combinatorics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.06638