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ggtree (version 1.4.11)

geom_balance: geom_balance

Description

highlights the two direct descendant clades of an internal node

Usage

geom_balance(node, fill = "steelblue", color = "white", alpha = 0.5, extend = 0, extendto = NULL)

Arguments

node
selected node (balance) to highlight
fill
color fill
color
color to outline highlights and divide balance
alpha
alpha (transparency)
extend
extend xmax of the rectangle
extendto
extend xmax to extendto

Value

ggplot2

Details

Particularly useful when studying neighboring clades. Note that balances that correspond to multichotomies will not be displayed.

References

J. Silverman, et al. A phylogenetic transform enhances analysis of compositional microbiota data. (in preparation)