Bootstrap settings
Bootstrap values can be shown on the internal nodes. The bootstrap values are shown in percent and can be interpreted as confidence levels where a bootstrap value close to 100 indicate a clade, which is strongly supported by the data from which the tree was reconstructed. Bootstrap values are useful for identifying clades in the tree where the topology (and branch lengths) should not be trusted.
Some branches in rooted trees may not have bootstrap values. Trees constructed with neighbour joining are unrooted and to correctly visualize them, the "Radial" view is required. In all other tree views we need a root to visualize the tree. An "artificial node" and therefore an extra branch are created for such visualization to achieve this, which makes it look like a bootstrap value is missing
- Bootstrap value font settings Specify/adjust font type, size and typography (Bold, Italic or normal).
- Show bootstrap values (%) Show or hide bootstrap values. When selected, the bootstrap values (in percent) will be displayed on internal nodes if these have been computed during the reconstruction of the tree.
- Bootstrap threshold (%) When specifying a bootstrap threshold, the branch lengths can be controlled manually by collapsing internal nodes with bootstrap values under a certain threshold.
- Highlight bootstrap (%) Highlights branches where the bootstrap value is above the user defined threshold.