Cladistics Flashcards
1
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Cladistics
A
Based on evolutionary ancestry
Generates trees called cladograms
Also identifies clades (groups of organisms that include ancestor species and descendants
2
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Phylogenetic Tree
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2 species are more related if they have a more recent common ancestor
Less related if they have a less recent common ancestor
3
Q
Polytomy
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Branch point with 3 or more species coming out of it
Don’t have enough info to determine branching order
