Campbell Biology In Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 20, Problem 4TYU
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There are three types of phylogenetic groups such as a monophyletic group, paraphyletic group, and polyphyletic group. A monophyletic group consists of an “ancestral species” and contains all of its descendants. A paraphyletic group consists of an ancestral species, however, contains only some of its descendants, but not all. A polyphyletic group contains distantly related species, but not a recent common ancestor.
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