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Phylogeny
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A family tree for a group of organisms sharing a common ancestor |
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Systematics |
The construction of phylogenies |
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Taxonomy |
The use of phylogenies in naming and classifying organisms |
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Analogous traits: |
Traits similar due to common function |
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Homologous traits: |
Traits similar due to common ancestry |
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Ancestral trait: |
Trait appearing early in the evolution of a lineage |
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Derived trait |
Traits that are modified from the ancestral condition |
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Microevolution |
genetic change in a population from one generation to the next |
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Macroevolution |
The processes through which new species arise |
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Biological Species Concept (BSC) |
Species = group of interbreeding organisms reproductively isolated from other such groups– Species are maintained by gene flow |
