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Inferring Phylogenetic Networks Using Algebraic Geometry

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Reconstructing the network of life from molecular data is a complicated task. How can computational algebraic geometry play a role?

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        XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students  Volume 30, Issue 2
        Winter 2023
        42 pages
        ISSN:1528-4972
        EISSN:1528-4980
        DOI:10.1145/3644034
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