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Phylogeny
The evolutionary history and relationship of (an) organism(s)
Describes the organism’s relationships (evolution, and close relations)
A series of nested clades
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Polytomy
A branch with more than two lineages, where not all relationships have been determined
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Phylogenetic relationships
Provide information on shared ancestry, but not how organisms are similar or different
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Phylogenetic trees
Diagrams that are hypothesis, rooted from a common ancestor
Does not include time
Part of a larger whole
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Clade
A group that includes both an ancestor and all descendant taxa
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