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Phylogeny Flashcards

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Monophyletic

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A group containing a hypothetical ancestor and all of its decedents. Only these “groups” are named

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Paraphyletic

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A group containing a hypothetical ancestor and some of its decendents

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Outgroup

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Characteristics that don’t belong in any of your groups of interest

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Polyphyletic

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A group not containing its hypothetical ancestor

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