CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-TEXT,AP ED.
CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS-TEXT,AP ED.
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Author: Urry
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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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