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What is the phylogenetic tree?


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Phylogenetic tree:

  1. A phylogenetic tree, also identified as phylogeny, is a diagram that depicts the evolutionary paths of various species, life forms, or genes from a common origin.
  2. Phylogenetic trees are useful tools for organizing knowledge of biological diversity.
  3. They express hypothesized phylogenetic changes between nested clusters of taxa (monophyletic groups), which are backed by shared traits recognized as synapomorphies.

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