#NEXUS [this is the starting pont - a "safe" file that tests Characters block, and it should be parsed by Bio::NEXUS without problems] BEGIN TAXA; dimensions ntax=4; taxlabels A B C D; END; BEGIN CHARACTERS; dimensions nchar=59; format datatype=protein missing=? gap=- ; matrix A -MQVADISLQG--DAKKGANLFKTRCAQCHTLKAGEGNKI-----------GPELHG-? B -------MAGG--DIKKGANLFKTRCAQCHTVEKDGGNKI-----------GPALHG-- C -MG----FSAG--DLKKGEKLFTTRCAQCHTLKEGEGNKV-----------GPALHG-- D -MG--DVEKGKKIFVQKCAQCHTVEKGGKHKT------?----GPNLHG--LFGRKTGQ ; END; BEGIN TREES; tree 'basic bush' = ((A:1,B:1):1,(C:1,D:1):1); END;