Topic 4 - Phylogeny and the Tree of Life Flashcards

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Taxonomy

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How organisms are named and classified

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Taxon

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Named taxonomic unit

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Systematics

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The discipline focused on classifying organisms AND determining their evolutionary relationship.

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Phylogenetic Tree

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A hypothesis about evolutionary relationships

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