University of Basrah Organizes a Workshop on Phylogenetic Tree Construction
The Marine Science Center at the University of Basrah organized a workshop titled “Mechanisms of Building Phylogenetic Trees Using MEGA Software.”
The workshop aimed to enhance scientific research skills and enable specialists to utilize modern techniques in analyzing genetic relationships and advanced genetic diagnostics.
The workshop, presented by Dr. Fadhil Naama Abdul-Ridha, covered comprehensive scientific topics, beginning with an introduction to bioinformatics, followed by practical training on retrieving DNA and protein sequences from the NCBI database and performing nucleotide alignment using ClustalW and Muscle tools. It also addressed methodologies for constructing phylogenetic trees using the Neighbor-Joining and Maximum Likelihood models.
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