title: MEGA2: molecular evolutionary genetics analysis software.
abstract: We have developed a new software package, Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis version 2 (MEGA2), for exploring and analyzing aligned DNA or protein sequences from an evolutionary perspective. MEGA2 vastly extends the capabilities of MEGA version 1 by: (1) facilitating analyses of large datasets; (2) enabling creation and analyses of groups of sequences; (3) enabling specification of domains and genes; (4) expanding the repertoire of statistical methods for molecular evolutionary studies; and (5) adding new modules for visual representation of input data and output results on the Microsoft Windows platform.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  http://www.megasoftware.net.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  s.kumar@asu.edu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1501, USA. s.kumar@asu.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: I B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Jakobsen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nei
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D004247:DNA