- In biology,
phylogenetics (/ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, -lə-/) is the
study of the
evolutionary history and
relationships among or
within groups of organisms....
- A
phylogenetic tree,
phylogeny or
evolutionary tree is a
graphical representation which shows the
evolutionary history between a set of
species or taxa...
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Phylogenetic nomenclature is a
method of
nomenclature for taxa in
biology that uses
phylogenetic definitions for
taxon names as
explained below. This contrasts...
- In
phylogenetics,
basal is the
direction of the base (or root) of a
rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram. The term may be more
strictly applied only to...
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Molecular phylogenetics (/məˈlɛkjʊlər ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, mɒ-, moʊ-/) is the
branch of
phylogeny that
analyzes genetic,
hereditary molecular differences...
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evolution and the
consequent phylogenetic approach to taxa, we
should replace it with a 'smallest clade' idea" (a
phylogenetic species concept). Mishler...
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Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal of
evolutionary biology and
phylogenetics. The
journal is
edited by E.A. Zimmer...
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Phylogenetic inertia or
phylogenetic constraint refers to the
limitations on the ****ure
evolutionary pathways that have been
imposed by
previous adaptations...
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Phylogenetic diversity is a
measure of
biodiversity which incorporates phylogenetic difference between species. It is
defined and
calculated as "the sum...
- In
phylogenetics, a
primitive (or ancestral) character, trait, or
feature of a
lineage or
taxon is one that is
inherited from the
common ancestor of a...
