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Inferring Evolutionary History - Phylogenetic Analysis Flashcards

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Phylogenetic trees

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A visual representation of the evolutionary history/relationship of a species or higher taxa.

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Tree terminology

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Tips (terminal nodes)
Internal Node
Branches
Clades
Cladogram

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Cladogram

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Phylogeny where branch length does not mean anything

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Clades

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An organisms and all of its descendants

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Branches

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Lineages evolving independently through time between speciation events

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Internal Node

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Nodes within a phylogeny

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Tips (terminal nodes)

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Terminal ends of a tree represent species

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Bi-furcating

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A division into two branches

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Topology

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Branching pattern. Trees can be depicted in different forms

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