Week 6 | Phylogenetic Trees

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Synopomorphy

A trait above the common ancestral trait that is shared among all other organisms

<p>A trait above the common ancestral trait that is shared among all other organisms </p>
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Node

Most recent common ancestor

<p>Most recent common ancestor</p>
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Apomorphy

One trait derived from an ancestor

<p>One trait derived from an ancestor</p>
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Taxa

Organism at the tip of the branches

<p>Organism at the tip of the branches</p>
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Clade

A group of species that includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants

<p>A group of species that includes an ancestral species and all of its descendants</p>