Taxonomic Hierarchy and Phylogenetic Trees

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Taxon Divergence

Determining when a group diverged from a common ancestor

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Taxonomic Group Identification

Associating organism names with their taxonomic group

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Taxonomy

Hierarchical system with successive levels

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

Organisms divided into domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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Broadest to Narrowest Order

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Genus and Species

Distinguishable names of an organism

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Phylogenetic Tree

Illustrates evolutionary relationships between different taxa

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Common Ancestor

Ancestor shared by different taxa in a phylogenetic tree

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Interpreting Phylogenetic Trees

Understanding relationships and common ancestors in a tree