Phylogenetics Homework 4

Select two evolutionary DNA models and two protein models that provide the "best fit" to the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, decarboxylating (gnd) data from the following organisms. Justify your choices of models. For DNA sequences, you should consider using a program like jModelTest or MEGA to justify your choice. For protein sequences, philosophical or ad hoc methods will suffice. Tell which software package you used for any analysis you conduct.

Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Fungus)
Dictyostelium discoideum (Slime mold)
Synechococcus elongatus (Cyanobacteria)
Cronobacter dublinensis (Proteobacteria)
Candidatus Solibacter usitatus (Acidobacteria)
Leptotrichia goodfellowii (Fusobacteria)
Borrelia garinii (Spirochaetes)
Phycisphaera mikurensis (Planctomycetes)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Actinobacteria)
Anaerolinea thermophila (Chloroflexi)
Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydiae)
Lactococcus lactis (Firmicutes)