Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12.5, Problem 3MQ
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The term Phylogeny can be defined as the history of evolution or descent of pattern of a group of organisms from their ancestors. The phylogeny is conceptually represented by a branching diagram known as cladogram or a phylogenetic tree. The branch that deals with systematics inferring phylogeny are known as phylogenetic systematics or cladistics. The primary goal of phylogenetic systematics is to pattern the descent of a group of organisms.
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