Table 2 Minimum cumulative errors (MCE). Minimum cumulative errors relative to standard threshold (MCEST) and optimum threshold (MCEOT) for different markers and different data handling.
marker | alignment | distance calculation | gap treatment* | ST | MCEST (%) | OT | MCEOT (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
coxI | MUSCLE | TREECON | TA | 4.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
coxI | MUSCLE | TREECON | NTA | 4.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
coxI | MUSCLE | MEGA | PD | 4.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
coxI | MUSCLE | MEGA | CD | 4.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
coxI | Clustal | TREECON | TA | 4.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
coxI | Clustal | TREECON | NTA | 4.6 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
coxI | Clustal | MEGA | PD | 4.6 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
coxI | Clustal | MEGA | CD | 4.2 | 0.3 | 4.5 | 0.3 |
12S rDNA | MUSCLE | TREECON | TA | 34.7 | 99.9 | 9.0 | 0.4 |
12S rDNA | MUSCLE | TREECON | NTA | 22.0 | 88.7 | 6.4 | 0.3 |
12S rDNA | MUSCLE | MEGA | PD | 22.0 | 89.9 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
12S rDNA | MUSCLE | MEGA | CD | 12.0 | 54.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 |
12S rDNA | Clustal | TREECON | TA | 22.0 | 33.5 | 7.2 | 0.4 |
12S rDNA | Clustal | TREECON | NTA | 14.3 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
12S rDNA | Clustal | MEGA | PD | 14.3 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 0.4 |
12S rDNA | Clustal | MEGA | CD | 8.1 | 16.2 | 4.4 | 1.1 |