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Please respond to this quote above. This was written to me in response to a discussion on biological species concepts and evolutionary
06 June 2019 3,648 6 View
Are there any issues that arise when using RStudio for Python. Have been using Spyder but for simplicity's sake wanted to keep only one window open.
05 May 2019 4,535 1 View
An R script or a link to sample code would be highly appreciated.
12 December 2018 8,422 0 View
Trying to find papers that have effectively refuted any arguments put forward in the book.
07 July 2018 1,949 0 View
As some of the samples are incredibly diverse they do not allow for a clear, concise and legible haplotype network. Would it be appropriate to create a histogram of haplotype frequency. While...
07 July 2018 8,747 6 View
Is there a way to automate such a process whilst having all the additional data of the sequence stored in a nice legible manner?
06 June 2018 2,832 4 View
Does anybody have any direct experience of this or know of any studies which have compared to two targeting methods of PCRs?
06 June 2018 342 3 View
This was sparked by a quote I read ' The way that scientific publishing fetishizes novelty is gross. That's the business model of tabloids, not scientific journals. ' -Ed young
06 June 2018 2,863 6 View
Is there an option to have non-coloured outputs?
06 June 2018 1,322 0 View
I have previously used DnaSP -> NEXUS file -> PopART which produced high quality outputs and the ability to move the network and placed in a way you so desire. However, creating nexus files...
06 June 2018 516 3 View
Having real trouble linking Arelquin via the Rcmd button. Looking to use Arlequin to output some graphics to aid in the statistical analysis
05 May 2018 6,738 5 View
How can I take the output grid values for my 'Population Size Change' statistics. I seem to have moved them into an excel document a few years ago but at the moment I can't seem to copy or send...
05 May 2018 3,958 3 View
What are some good introductory courses available online. Paid is fine as it would be good to have a certificate issued at the end of it.
04 April 2018 5,815 10 View
Is there an application of comparative parallel application of methods used in Ecological PopGen (Ie invasive species). Can such measures of gene flow, population expansion, AMOVA's, Tajima's D,...
02 February 2018 3,040 3 View
PCRs that can be interpreted with gel electrophoresis alone through band size visualization. Tests for Hepatitis will require viral load to be assessed though qPCR. I'd like to know if there are...
02 February 2018 5,939 6 View
Not including the obvious and cumbersome process of visiting institution sites individually.
11 November 2017 1,137 1 View
A phylogeny is only as good as the alignment it is built on. When comparing generated sequence data with publicly available data (ie NCBI) there seems to be a variety of problems that can arise....
10 October 2017 9,974 3 View
Few packages have the customization options built in for appropriately annotating phylogenetic trees. I was wondering if anybody has taken a tree from MEGA and put into R and been able to...
08 August 2017 5,941 1 View
Or other important methods (outside of standard Molecular Biology techniques) that would be appropriate to have a grasp of if wanting enter the field.
08 August 2017 9,206 3 View
I'm looking at taking the subject test for Biology and BioChem. Could any of you with experience or 'know-how' provide some advice and best avenue to approach this from. Cheers,
06 June 2017 7,555 3 View
Any recommended tutorials to follow?
11 November 2016 2,811 3 View
I have been a big fan of DreamTaq by Thermo Scientific but have found it problematic in amplifying certain avian gene fragments. Further more to test efficacy of various enzymes. I ran two...
09 September 2016 6,331 2 View
In Avian Bursa, Spleen and bone marrow samples which will exhibit higher expression of Interleukin 6 (IL-6) provided that the individual from whom the samples were taken had been infected by a...
08 August 2016 5,216 2 View
If both types of mutations do not show any plateau as plotted over p distance one can assume that the sequences in question have not reached saturation. What are the implications of majority of...
05 May 2016 6,353 0 View
I have finished my research degree and currently they are taking up a lot of space in the -20C freezer.
02 February 2016 308 3 View
Looking for clear explnations and interpretations as Fu's F, Tajima's D, R2, Unimodality significance etc? FST and Phist too. Cheers
01 January 2016 6,094 2 View
Neutral markers provide insight into levels of variation but do not take into account selective environmental pressures of a species and therefore do not provide information in an evolutionary...
01 January 2016 5,017 7 View
I'm not sure how many of you have read the two articles posted on Nature's website earlier this year. It seems that a large amount of science (not only biological science) provides results that...
11 November 2015 7,522 0 View
Something that is free (Seqman is costing upwards of 2000 GBP). Something that will accurately detect base pair calls among potentially conflicting data from forward and reverse reads. I have a...
10 October 2015 1,252 4 View
Or if I could be pointed towards some literature that would help explain the basics as well as other substitution models. Your help would be appreciated!!
09 September 2015 2,679 0 View
Looking to make Haplotype networks in the above mentioned software or any other such freeware.
09 September 2015 8,114 9 View
How do you ensure that the region you select on the mRNA transcript does not include introns; as this would not allow correct annealing of the primer?
03 March 2015 599 5 View
As specific as possible would be ideal but anything for Molluscs would be greatly appreciated.
01 January 2015 4,030 1 View
In some taxa there are many species within a given Genus. But those species can still interbreed to form viable offspring, furthermore molecular data shows marginal differences in genomes with...
01 January 2015 3,261 16 View
Using Data from programs such as DnaSP and MEGA to graphically present location of samples as well as relatedness.
01 January 2015 4,991 0 View
I'm looking for optimised methods and techniques for dealing with areas of low variation.
12 December 2014 6,324 7 View
Currently various authors/submitters use a variation of terms and methods for uploading sequences. Though we may not be able to change the previously submitted data it would be wise to move...
12 December 2014 4,117 4 View
I am conducting a molecular phylogenetic analysis on closely related Bivalve species using COI, Cytb, 16s, 18s & 28s. Are there known to be similarities or what could be described as...
12 December 2014 480 3 View
