Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Information

Yes, MEGA is provided free of charge for commercial institutions as well. However, it is not permissible to redistribute MEGA in any form to other users. We require that all users download their own copy of MEGA from our website directly. MEGA is protected by all applicable copyright laws. Q3. How do I cite MEGA? Please cite MEGA in the following way: Tamura K, Dudley J, Nei M & Kumar S (2007) MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) software version 4.0. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24:1596-1599. Q4. I have an idea on how to improve MEGA. How can I contact the authors? The authors of MEGA appreciate all forms of user suggestions and feedback. In order to properly address each suggestion, we encourage the use of the Suggestion Box form found in the Support/Feedback section of the MEGA website. Q5. I discovered a software bug in MEGA. What should I do? Please report the bug to the MEGA development team immediately using the Bug Report submission form on the MEGA website. User-submitted bug reports are invaluable to the MEGA development team. Due to limited resources, you may not receive a reply to your bug report immediately, but we can assure you that each bug report will be addressed and responded to as soon as possible by a member of the MEGA development team. Q6. Why don't you provide MEGA executables for MacOS or Linux? The MEGA development team recognizes the growing importance and utilization of MacOS and Linux-based workstations in life science research. The task of maintaining MEGA's large source code base while keeping pace with new features and the emergence of new computational methods requires a large investment of human and technical resources. In its current situation, the MEGA development team is unable to allocate the resources necessary to provide a quality port of MEGA to these alternative platforms. Therefore, we encourage the use of Windows emulators on these platforms until further notice. Q7. Is it possible to obtain MEGA on CD-ROM? Yes. If you are unable to download ...