Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The purpose of including an outgroup made of individuals, which were outside the epidemiological cluster.

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All the individuals are marked CC01-CC08 and are known to have engaged in sex. These represent an epidemiological cluster in Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: Epidemiological cluster

Life: The Science of Biology, Chapter 21, Problem 3Q

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A phylogenetic tree is used to show to the history of the evolution of species, genes, and populations. It is based on the biochemical attributes, physical structures, and behavior of genes. Nowadays, genomes of many organisms are available, so biologists are able to construct detailed phylogenetic trees.

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