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Phylogeny
A tree-like diagram used to represent evolutionary relationships between species or groups.


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

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Related Images:
Haeckel’s evolutionary tree
Phylogeny of Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax phylogeny

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New Theoretical Approach in Whale Phylogeny
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Genetic Data
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