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Jennifer Knies
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Noncoding DNA
Sep 1st, 2005 at 2:51pm
 
I'd like to run Data Monkey on some non coding DNA in order to select the best  fitting nucleotide substitution  model.  When I tried to do this, I received an error, alerting me to the prescence of stop codons in my sequence.  Is there a way to tell Data Monkey that my sequences are non coding in order to accomplish my goal?  Or do I have to try something else? Thanks!
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Re: Noncoding DNA
Reply #1 - Sep 1st, 2005 at 3:36pm
 
Dear Jennifer,

There are three things you can try

(1). Run the model selection analysis on your machine using a HyPhy standard analysis. Choose Standard Analyses:Model Comparison:NucModelCompare.bf and use the following options for successive prompt
- Global
- Once
- Choose Data file and tree
- 0.0002
- choose a file to save results to (make a new directory to contain this file, because HyPhy will write out 203 files with a model fit for every model it tries).

  The best model will be printed at the end of the run (use the first printed model - it'll be the same one that Datamonkey would report).

(2). Use the ciliate genetic code (only one stop codon there: TGA) if you only have TAA or TAG stop codons
(3). Use a HyPhy standard analysis (Standard Analyses:DataFileTools:StripStopCodons.bf) to strip out stop codons before submitting to DataMonkey

HTH,
Sergei
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