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Dendrogram
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Dendrogram
Bioinformatics Any branching tree-form/arborescent diagram that depicts a hierarchical relationship among sequences or organisms
Molecular epidemiology A diagram used to represent the phylogenic or evolutionary relatedness of molecular species of organisms based on allelic variations of a specific gene or sequence of DNA


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To take into account that UPGMA is sensitive to taxa entry order, we computed the majority-rule consensus tree of 500 dendrograms built with random taxa entry order.
For example, Fraser River populations clustered together in 39% of dendrograms evaluated, Skeena River populations clustered together in 97% of dendrograms evaluated, and Taku River populations clustered together in 96% of dendrograms evaluated (Fig.
1 OMITTED] In conjunction with multidimensional scaling, dendrograms also provide a visual representation of the pattern of similarities or dissimilarities among a set of objects.
 
 
 
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