MantisBT - MEGA
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0000704MEGATree Explorerpublic2018-03-21 03:102018-04-11 15:35
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Tiphaine
Le Roy
tiphaine.leroy@uclouvain.be
tiphaine.leroy@uclouvain.be
0000704: Maybe a problem in exporting/importing tree with branch length in newick format
I would like to generate a rooted phylogenetic tree in newick format based on my OTUs dataset in order to calculate Unifrac distance with R and Rhea scripts. For that I imported and aligned my sequences with MEGA 7, then constructed a ML tree. So far everything is perfect and easy. Then I exported the tree in Newick format with branch length. To check that everything is OK I reopened the tree with Mega 7 (user tree -> display Newick tree) and it appears that the branch length values are considered as OTU. All of this doesn't happen when I export / re open trees without branch length.
1 - generate the tree based on aligned sequences : open "aligned sequences" fasta file (file > open > analyze > Nucleotide sequences > non coding), then generate ML tree (phylogeny > ML tree).
2 - export the tree : file > export current tree (Newick) > branch lengths ticked > export.
3 re open the tree : user tree > display Newick tree > select the previous file
I'm sorry if my explanations aren't clear and/or if my problem results from an incorrect procedure. I tried to find a solution in the manual and FAQ by myself.
Except this problem I very very happy with MEGA 7 and I would like to thank you for providing at no charge this performant and user friendly software.
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2018-03-27 12:35gstecherAssigned To => gstecher
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2018-03-27 12:35gstecherNote Added: 0003951
2018-04-11 15:35gstecherNote Added: 0003976
2018-04-11 15:35gstecherStatusassigned => resolved
2018-04-11 15:35gstecherResolutionopen => unable to reproduce

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(0003951)
gstecher   
2018-03-27 12:35   
Hi Tiphaine,

I am writing in response to your recent question regarding the MEGA software. I am not able to duplicate the issue you reported. When you export to a newick file, is the newick file opened in the MEGA text editor? And does it show branch lengths? Maybe in the Tree Explorer, the View-Topology Only menu item is selected. Can you try clicking View-Topology Only?

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Best regards,

Glen Stecher
Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine
igem.temple.edu
(0003976)
gstecher   
2018-04-11 15:35   
Hi Glen,

Thank you very much for your answer. Yes, the Newick file is opened in the MEGA text editor and yes, the branch length are indicated. I tried clicking view-topology only but it didn't solve the problem.
I manage to change my R script so that it accepted the table format and everything worked as I wanted from then, so please don't spend too much time on this problem.
Best regards,

tiphaine