ch 12 Diversity of Life Flashcards
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Phylogeny
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- represented using a Phylogenetic Tree
- shows the Evolutionary history and relationships among species and group of species
2
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Sytematics
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- study of organisms w the purpose of deriving their relationships
- from fossils, morphology, dna, ribosomes
3
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Taxonomy
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scientific naming and grouping of species to classify them
4
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Branch Points
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where there is a split on the Phylo Tree
5
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Sister Taxa
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two lineages that stem from a Branch
6
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Polytomy
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when two or groups are held tg, even if its unsure of where the species diverges
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Molecular Ho0molgy
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suggests the more similar DNA sequences are, the more closer related organisms are
