FastTree
Rapidly infer maximum-likelihood phylogenetic trees for large sequence datasets.
FastTree is a highly efficient software tool for inferring approximately maximum-likelihood phylogenetic trees from large sequence alignments. It leverages heuristic algorithms to achieve rapid tree construction while maintaining accuracy comparable to traditional methods. Optimized for large datasets, FastTree is widely used in computational biology for analyzing phylogenetic relationships in genomics and metagenomics.
Estimated resource cost: 0.000248
Categories: Evolution & Phylogenetics
Tags: Multiple Sequence Alignment Phylogenetics Tree Building
Key Capabilities
- Uses heuristic methods to accelerate tree construction for large datasets.
- Supports nucleotide and protein sequence alignments for flexible input.
- Capable of analyzing alignments with hundreds of thousands of sequences.
- Provides approximate likelihood scores for efficient inference.
- Offers built-in support for common input formats like FASTA and CSV.
- Highly optimized for modern computational resources, enabling fast analysis.
- Generates high-quality trees comparable to traditional maximum-likelihood methods.
- Includes options for bootstrapping to assess tree reliability.
Runtime Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| runtime_mean | 30 |
| runtime_median | 4 |
| runtime_std | 101 |
| runtime_90th_percentile | 47 |
| runtime_max | 865 |
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