MuteBaSS (MUlTi-spEcies BAlancing Selection Summaries)
A Python script that computes multi-species variants of HKA and NCD for detecting long-term balancing selection from Cheng and DeGiorgio (2019).
Please cite the following manuscript if using this software:
X Cheng, M DeGiorgio (2019) Detection of shared balancing selection in the absence of trans-species polymorphism. Molecular Biology and Evolution 36:177-199.
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On a UNIX system, extract the compressed files using the command
tar -xzvf MuteBaSS.tar.gz
Change directory to MuteBaSS using a command such as
cd MuteBaSS
The MuteBaSS.py script will be located in the MuteBaSS directory
Software history
May 11, 2018 - Uploaded version 1.0 of the software and manual
September 11, 2018 - Updated software slightly to enhance flexibility