Сравнение на методи

	Реконструкция на предкови състояния	Селективен суип (D на Таджима)
Област	Генетика	Генетика
Семейство	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Година на възникване	1991	1989
Създател	Wayne Maddison	Fumio Tajima
Тип	Inference method	Neutrality test
Основополагащ източник	Maddison, W. P. (1991). Squared-change parsimony reconstructions of ancestral states for continuous-valued characters on a phylogenetic tree. Systematic Zoology, 40(3), 308–314.	Tajima, F. (1989). Statistical method for testing the neutral mutation hypothesis by DNA polymorphism. Genetics, 123(3), 585–595.
Други названия	ASR, Ancestral character reconstruction, Trait reconstruction	Tajima's D test, Selective sweep analysis, Neutrality test
Свързани	3	4
Резюме	Ancestral state reconstruction (ASR) is a phylogenetic method that infers the character states (trait values or evolutionary features) of extinct ancestors by analyzing patterns of variation in extant (living) species. Developed by Wayne Maddison and colleagues in the 1990s, ASR uses the phylogenetic tree and observed trait variation in living species to estimate what ancestors possessed, enabling researchers to trace the evolutionary history of morphological, behavioral, ecological, and genomic traits.	Tajima's D is a statistical test designed to detect selective sweeps—recent, rapid fixation of advantageous mutations—from patterns of genetic variation in DNA sequences. Developed by Fumio Tajima in 1989, this test measures deviations from neutrality by comparing different measures of DNA sequence diversity. A significant Tajima's D value indicates departure from neutral evolution, suggesting positive selection, population structure, or demographic events.