Fix buildNewick
Formula and Update Dendrogram Branch Representation
#15
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This PR (currently indirectly) addresses ISSUE13.
Changes:
buildNewick
formula to adjust branch lengths (both internal and leaf branches) to represent cophenetic distances rather than patristic distances.Benefits:
GAS
'sfcluster
generates flat clusters based on user-provided thresholds, ensuring the dendrogram allows users to visually interpret cluster levels by assessing branch heights between clusters.Key Considerations:
This method deviates from the traditional representation of distances in dendrograms. As noted in ISSUE13, branch lengths are typically represented by patristic distances along a tree typically correspond to the values in the distance matrix (i.e., the sum of branch lengths from Sample A to Sample B should equal the distance provided in the matrix).
To align
buildNewick
with this traditional approach, the formula can be updated with the following adjustments: