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Chapter 24, Problem 14TYK
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The traditional evolutionary systematists found that the birds are not included in the reptilia class of vertebrates, despite the fact that this taxon is paraphyletic. The disadvantages of defining paraphyletic taxa in the classification.
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A paraphyletic group consist of species that are not descendants of common ancestor. The taxon is divided into three groups, namely monophyletic group, polyphyletic group, and paraphyletic group. The monophyletic group includes the ancestor that is common to all of its descendants and in a polyphyletic group, a common ancestor is not shared among the descendants.
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According to the traditional classification of vertebrates, class Reptilia is a paraphyletic group because it does not include all descendants of a common ancestor. Which group has been left out of the classification but is really part of the reptile clade?
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Through the phylogenetic tree of major groups of vertebrates provided below, answer the given table by numbering and naming each node in the diagram. Then list the names of each group and write down the shared characteristic(s) of it. You may add more rows if needed.
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Animal Group 1
Animal Group 2
Shared Characteristics of Animal Group 1 & 2
Through the phylogenetic tree of major groups of vertebrates provided below, answer the given table by numbering each node (the point where branches intersect) in the diagram. Then list the names of each group and write down the shared characteristic(s) of it. You may add more rows if needed.
Node Number
Animal Group 1
Animal Group 2
Animal Group 1&2 Shared Characteristics
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Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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