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Summary Introduction

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.