Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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Author: Mariëlle Hoefnagels Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The difference between paraphyletic and polyphyletic group from monophyletic groups.

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Paraphyletic group is the group of organism that includes an ancestor but not all of its descendants. Polyphyletic group is a group of organism or other evolving organism that has been grouped together but does not share an immediate common ancestor. Monophyletic group is the group of organism that includes an ancestor and all of its descendants.

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