#NEXUS BEGIN TAXA; [block-level comment in the TAXA block] dimensions ntax=8; taxlabels A B C D E F G H; END; BEGIN CHARACTERS; [block-level comment in the CHARACTERS block] dimensions nchar=5; format datatype=protein missing=? gap=-; charlabels 1 2 3 4 5; matrix A --QNE B --QNE C TWO-- D THREE E FORE- F FIVE- G SIX-- H SEVEN; END; BEGIN TREES; [block-level comment in the TREES block] tree ladder = (((((((A:1,B:1):1,C:2):1,D:3):1,E:4):1,F:5):1,G:6):1,H:7); END;