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Paraphyletic
An incomplete clade of related organisms from a common ancestor.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Evolution and Phylogenetics: Cladistics and Classification

Related Terms:
Monophyletic
Polyphyletic

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Monophyletic, Paraphyletic, and Polyphyletic Trees


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