Polynomial algorithms for the Maximal Pairing Problem: efficient phylogenetic targeting on arbitrary trees

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The <it>Maximal Pairing Problem </it>(MPP) is the prototype of a class of combinatorial optimization problems that are of considerable interest in bioinformatics: Given an arbitrary phylogenetic tree <it>T </it&g...

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Main Authors: Stadler Peter F, Arnold Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-06-01
Series:Algorithms for Molecular Biology
Online Access:http://www.almob.org/content/5/1/25