STEQ: A statistically consistent quartet distance based species tree estimation method
Prottoy Saha, Anik Kumar Saha, Mrinmoy Saha Roddur, Sagor Sikdar, Nayeem Hasan Anik, Rezwana Reaz, Md. Shamsuzzoha Bayzid
STEQ is a fast and accurate distance-based method for estimating species trees from gene trees, maintaining competitive accuracy while being asymptotically faster than existing methods.
bioRxiv · Mar 2, 2026 · PreprintBioinformatics