This is a test version of Biostars. For the public version, visit https://www.biostars.org.
Downsides of using RAxML

Hi, Im new to phylogenetic software so my knowledge is a little bit limited. I would like to know the possibles disadvanteges, problems or downsides of using RAxML for phylogenic analisys. I guess there must be some criticsm of the use of CAT as a GAMMA aproximate, or the fact you can only use one model of DNA evolution (GTR), but I would like to know more. Thank you

phylogenetic
• 1,602 views • link
updated by h.mon h.mon • written by daoro17 • daoro17

1 answer

RAxML is intended for really large datasets. One criticism against GTR is it may overfit the data when you have a small number of observations, so RAxML is a poor choice for small datasets - not its intended use anyway.

• 0 views • link
written by h.mon h.mon

Log in to answer this question.

More posts like this