EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
EBK BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS
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Author: STARR
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 17, Problem 13SQ
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The groups of organisms that have the same derived traits are termed as clades. The traits that are inherited by the organisms from their ancestors are called derived traits. The diagrammatic representation of connections between clades is termed as cladogram.

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