Ch20: Phylogeny Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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phylogeny
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the evolutionary history of species or a group of species
2
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taxonomy
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the scientific discipline of naming and classifying organisms
3
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binomial
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4
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taxon/taxa
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5
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sister taxa
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6
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phylogenetic tree
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7
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root
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8
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homology
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9
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analogy
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10
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convergent evolution
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11
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vestigial
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12
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cladistics
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13
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clade
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14
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monophyly
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15
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polyphyly
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16
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paraphyly
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17
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polytomy
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18
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dichotomous
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19
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shared ancestral character
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20
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shared derived character
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21
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outgroup
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22
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ingroup
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23
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maximum parsimony
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24
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molecular clock
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25
vertical gene transfer
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horizontal gene transfer
