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populate_yule()
rehang()
remove()
resolve_polytomy()
root_at()
set_outgroup()
sort()
Remove the given node from its tree.
Convert tree to a series of dicotomies if it is a polytomy.
+A polytomy is a node that has more than 2 children. This +function changes them to a ladderized series of dicotomic +branches. The tree topology modification is arbitrary (no +important results should depend on it!).
+descendants – If True, resolve all polytomies in the tree, +including all root descendants. Otherwise, do it only for the root.
+Remove a sister node.
-It has the same effect as self.up.remove_child(sister).
-If a sister node is not supplied, the first sister will be deleted -and returned.
+Remove a sister node and return it.
+It has the same effect as self.up.remove_child(sister). If a sister +node is not supplied, the first sister will be deleted.
sister – A node instance to be removed as a sister.
The node removed.
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