[ensembl-dev] Branch lengths in Ensembl Compara species tree

[Matthieu Muffato]

Hi Greg,

The branch lengths come from phyloFit on aligned DNA sequences. They are 
substitution rates

Matthieu

On 21/11/16 14:47, Greg Slodkowicz wrote:
> Hi all,
> I was wondering if what unit are the branch lengths in the mammalian
> species given
> at https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl-compara/blob/release/86/scripts/pipeline/species_tree.39mammals.branch_len.nw ?
>
> Many thanks,
> Greg
>