The main window in MEGA contains a menu bar, a toolbar, and a data description window (DDW). The menu bar may contain two or more menu items depending on whether a data file is active and on the type of data being analyzed.
Menu Bar
Menus: Description
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File menu |
Use the File menu commands to open, save, close data for analysis and for editing text files |
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Data menu |
Use the View menu commands to display the active data, edit different data attributes, and compute basic statistical properties. |
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Distances menu |
Use the Distance menu commands to calculate evolutionary distances and diversity. |
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Pattern menu |
Use this menu to conduct tests and compute statistics regarding the substitution pattern homogeneity among lineages. |
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Selection menu |
Use this menu to conduct tests of selection. |
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Phylogeny menu |
Use the Phylogeny menu commands to calculate evolutionary trees, test their reliability, and view saved trees. |
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Alignment menu |
Use this menu to construct sequence alignments and explore the world-wide-web. |
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Help menu |
Use the Help menu to access the online help system, which is displayed in a special help window. |
Toolbar
This contains shortcuts to some frequently used menu commands, such as those in the Data menu.
Data Description window
This displays a summary of the currently active data set.