Why are the phylogenetic trees generated using MEGA and PhyML different?

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Why are the phylogenetic trees generated using MEGA and PhyML different?

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A phylogenetic tree has organisms in a pattern of branching that reflects how species or other groups evolved from a series of common ancestors. The popular phylogenetic programs are:   

  • Hennig86
  • Phylip
  • PAUP
  • MEGA
  • Mesquite
  • TNT
  • PhyML
  • RAxML
  • GARLI
  • MrBayes
  • BEAST
  • POY
  • Treecon
  • NONA
  • PAML
  • Tree-puzzle
  • Treefinder. 
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