Abstract

Abstract The Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software enables comparative analysis of molecular sequences in phylogenetics and evolutionary medicine. Here, we introduce the macOS version of the MEGA software. This new version eliminates the need for virtualization and emulation programs previously required to use MEGA on Apple computers. MEGA for macOS utilizes memory and computing resources efficiently for conducting evolutionary analyses on macOS. It has a native Cocoa graphical user interface that is programmed to provide a consistent user experience across macOS, Windows, and Linux. MEGA for macOS is available from www.megasoftware.net free of charge.

Keywords

Mega-EmulationVirtualizationEvolutionary medicineSoftwareGraphical user interfaceBiologyPhylogenetic treeInterface (matter)Computer scienceWorld Wide WebOperating systemEvolutionary biologyGeneticsGeneCloud computing

MeSH Terms

EvolutionMolecularGenetic TechniquesSoftware

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Publication Info

Year
2019
Type
article
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
1237-1239
Citations
1703
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Glen Stecher, Koichiro Tamura, Sudhir Kumar (2019). Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) for macOS. Molecular Biology and Evolution , 37 (4) , 1237-1239. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz312

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DOI
10.1093/molbev/msz312
PMID
31904846
PMCID
PMC7086165

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