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What is the difference between a rooted and unrooted phylogenetic tree diagram?
What is the difference between a rooted and unrooted phylogenetic tree diagram?
Rooted tree diagram indicates the common ancestor, while unrooted tree diagram does not make assumptions about ancestral lineage.
Explain the significance of a node in a phylogenetic tree.
Explain the significance of a node in a phylogenetic tree.
A node represents the split in two or more evolutionary lineages from a common ancestor.
Define clades in the context of phylogenetic trees.
Define clades in the context of phylogenetic trees.
Clades are groups of organisms that include an ancestor and all its descendants.
What does the length of a branch in a phylogenetic tree represent?
What does the length of a branch in a phylogenetic tree represent?
How are closely related tips represented on a phylogenetic tree?
How are closely related tips represented on a phylogenetic tree?
What is the function of a clade in a phylogenetic analysis?
What is the function of a clade in a phylogenetic analysis?
Explain the concept of a root in a phylogenetic tree.
Explain the concept of a root in a phylogenetic tree.
Define taxa in the context of phylogenetics.
Define taxa in the context of phylogenetics.
What are sister groups in a phylogenetic analysis?
What are sister groups in a phylogenetic analysis?
What does an unrooted tree diagram represent in terms of evolutionary history?
What does an unrooted tree diagram represent in terms of evolutionary history?
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