PHYLIP is a set of advanced programs for Windows designed to assist proficient computer users, particularly genetic engineers and scientists in related domains. Its main purpose is to perform the inference of evolutionary trees.

Large number of methods

Within this package, you will encounter a variety of methods, including parsimony, likelihood techniques like bootstrapping and consensus trees, as well as distance matrix approaches. The provided utilities are adept at handling diverse data types, encompassing gene frequencies, distance matrices, molecular sentences, restriction sites, discrete characters, and more.

Functionality

The instruments can be managed via a dedicated menu, which guides you through configuring your preferences before initiating the data computation process. The software solution retrieves information from a text document on the computer.

You can prepare materials in advance using any word processor like WordPerfect or Atlantis Word Processor. It is important to note that to import text documents from the PC, you need to save them in plain ASCII or Text Only formats. Items with proprietary extensions are not compatible.

Features

free to download and use;
compatible with modern Windows versions;
enables you to infer phylogenies effectively;
you can prepare data using any text editor;
it is possible to work with different methods;
there is support for documents in ASCII format.