MCB/EEB 371/372
Computer Methods in Molecular Evolution
Textbooks:
None is required but the following are recommended.
Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins, Third Edition
Edited by Andreas D. Baxevanis and B. F. Francis Ouellette
The book covers many aspect of bioinformatics that we do not cover in class, but it is an excellent reference. The section on phylogenetics is rather weak, but you have your instructors to provide you with much more detail.
Don't buy the 2nd edition by mistake!
Inferring Phylogenies
by Joe FelsensteinISBN: 0-87893-177-5; $61.95 paper
Excellent book on phylogenetics and many aspects of population genetics (e.g., gene coalescence in populations, a topic that is rather relevant to species phylogenies in microorganisms :)).
For most MCBler this is not exactly bedtime reading, but if you need a well founded thorough explanation, this is a good book to consult.Molecular Evolution : A Phylogenetic Approach
by Roderic D. M. Page, Edward C. HolmesPaperback - 352 pages (October 1998)
Blackwell Science Inc; ISBN: 0865428891
This book gives an excellent introduction to terms, methods, and problems in molecular evolution. It does not contain details on individual algorithm, but it provides a very readable overview.
Rather expensive! A little outdated.
(Borrow it to read, don't buy)Available in the Library, link to amazon.com
