mergeMappedStates: Merge two or more mapped states into one state
Description
This function merges two or mapped states on the tree to get one new state. For instance, one could merge the states "C", "G", and "T" to get the state "not-A".
Usage
mergeMappedStates(tree, old.states, new.state)
Arguments
tree
a modified object of class "phylo" or "multiPhylo" with a mapped discrete character.
old.states
states to merge.
new.state
name for new state.
Value
A modified object of class "phylo" or "multiPhylo".