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Phylogenetic Trees: Origins of HIV Case Study

This tutorial was created from tutorials developed by Dr Jack da Silva, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Dr Howard Ross, Bioinformatics Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand; and the Biomatters team.

In this tutorial, you will use Geneious Prime to investigate the evolutionary origins of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIVs) using molecular phylogenetic tools. You will learn how to build a phylogenetic tree from a sequence alignment and how to view and manipulate the tree to answer questions on the origins of HIV-1.

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Introduction: Human and Simian Immunodeficiency Viruses
Exercise 1: Build a Phylogeny of HIVs and SIVs
Exercise 2: Molecular Phylogenetics of HIVs and SIVs
Exercise 3: The Origin of the HIV-1 Pandemic