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To explain: The logic that phylogeny uses shared derived characters for the establishment of an evolutionary relationship.
Concept introduction:
The construction of a phylogenetic tree is based on the shared characters among organisms. A shared ancestral character is one that has originated in an ancestor of the group. The character is shared by all members of the group descending from it. A group of species constitutes a clade that shares a common character. This character is unique to that clade. So, different characters will emerge during evolution and will form a new clade and character will pass to their descendant. Shared derived characters are features that have not originated in ancestor but present in their descendants.
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- What would be a complete phylogeny with traits? Attached is the format for the phylogeny tree.arrow_forwardExplain the basic techniques used to construct a phylogeny using either bootstrapping or Bayesian Inference,arrow_forwardExplain further the statement "ontogeny is the recapitulation of phylogeny"arrow_forward
- Based on the most parsimonious tree above, which character independently evolved inmore than one taxa?arrow_forwardExplain what a phylogeny tree and what the nodes on it represent and why it is useful to biologists.arrow_forwardIn tabular form, make a list of any invertebrate animals and evaluate the characters (whether primitive or derived). After that, construct a cladogram.arrow_forward
- Concepts of BiologyBiologyISBN:9781938168116Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James WisePublisher:OpenStax College