MODIFIED MASTERING BIOLOGY WITH PEARSO
MODIFIED MASTERING BIOLOGY WITH PEARSO
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Author: Urry
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 26, Problem 26.3CR
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To explain: The logic that phylogeny uses shared derived characters for the establishment of an evolutionary relationship.

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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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