Bio 108 Topic 5 Flashcards
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Cladistics
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Based on phylogenic relationships
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Monophletic
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A group of taxa that consists of a common ancestor and descendants
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Taxa
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Taxonomy units at any level of classification
4
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Characters
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Traits used in analysis ideally there are only two character states present or absent
5
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Primitive Characteristics
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Common to large inclusive groups
6
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Derived characteristics
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Unique to specific group
7
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HOMOLG
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Similar traits from shared ancestry
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Analog
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Similar traits because of convergent evolution
9
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Notes include distichs must be what
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Dichotomies
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Convergent evolution
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The independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineage
