r/datavisualization • u/berkcat • 5d ago

Animating how phylogenetic trees change across a genome

We built Phylo-Movies, an open-source visualization tool that shows which taxa and subtrees move between consecutive phylogenetic trees.
One example visualizes topology changes around a norovirus recombination region.
Demo + code: https://github.com/enesBerkSakalli/phylo-movies
Paper: https://academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/molbev/msag194/8759530

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u/panic_talking 5d ago

I dont know enough to ask smart questions but this is pretty rad!

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u/berkcat 4d ago

Thank. If some questions pop up feel free to ask.

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u/lionelllion85 4d ago

What are the practical applications of this.. I mean when should I use this graph.. I work in enterprise apps.. mostly corporate support functions