MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms
Sudhir Kumar, Glen Stecher, Michael Li, Christina Knyaz, Koichiro Tamura
Abstract
The Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (Mega) software implements many analytical methods and tools for phylogenomics and phylomedicine. Here, we report a transformation of Mega to enable cross-platform use on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Mega X does not require virtualization or emulation software and provides a uniform user experience across platforms. Mega X has additionally been upgraded to use multiple computing cores for many molecular evolutionary analyses. Mega X is available in two interfaces (graphical and command line) and can be downloaded from www.megasoftware.net free of charge.
Topics & Concepts
Mega-EmulationBiologySoftwareVirtualizationPhylogenomicsOperating systemOS XComputer scienceComputational biologyPhylogenetic treeGeneticsCloud computingCladeGeneAstronomyEconomic growthPhysicsEconomicsGenomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEvolution and Genetic DynamicsEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications