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Define phylogeny.

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Phylogeny is the study of the organisms with respect to its evolution and the relationship with other organisms. This helps in identifying the organisms and the ancestral relatives and the history of these organisms by creating a phylogenetic tree. This type of tree is also called as a cladogram which shows the relationship of different organisms in a form by the branches of tree.


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