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Tying Up Loose Strands: De ning Equations of the Strand Symmetric Model

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  • Journal of Algebraic Statistics

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  • 2017

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The strand symmetric model is a phylogenetic model designed to re ect the symmetry inherent in the double-stranded structure of DNA. We show that the set of known phylogenetic invariants for the general strand symmetric model of the three leaf claw tree entirely de nes the ideal. This knowledge allows one to determine the vanishing ideal of the general strand symmetric model of any trivalent tree. Our proof of the main result is computational. We use the fact that the Zariski closure of the strand symmetric model is the secant variety of a toric variety to compute the dimension of the variety. We then show that the known equations generate a prime ideal of the correct dimension using elimination theory.
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