- In biology,
phylogenetics (/ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, -lə-/) is the
study of the
evolutionary history of life
using observable characteristics of
organisms (or...
- A
phylogenetic tree or
phylogeny is a
graphical representation which shows the
evolutionary history between a set of
species or taxa
during a specific...
- 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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Phylogenetic diversity is a
measure of
biodiversity which incorporates phylogenetic difference between species. It is
defined and
calculated as "the sum...
- Cantino,
Philip D.; Olmstead,
Richard G. (2008). "Application of
phylogenetically defined names does not
require that
every specifier be
present on a...
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exclusively oviparous, or egg laying. It has been
suggested that
birds are
phylogenetically constrained, as
being derived from reptiles, and
likely have not overcome...
- Com****tional
phylogenetics,
phylogeny inference, or
phylogenetic inference focuses on com****tional and
optimization algorithms, heuristics, and approaches...
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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 (/məˈlɛkjʊlər ˌfaɪloʊdʒəˈnɛtɪks, mɒ-, moʊ-/) is the
branch of
phylogeny that
analyzes genetic,
hereditary molecular differences...
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Phylogenetic bracketing is a
method of
inference used in
biological sciences. It is used to
infer the
likelihood of
unknown traits in
organisms based on...
