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phylogeny
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evolutionary history of a species
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specific epithet
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second part of binomial (the species within a genus)
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systematics
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study of biological diversity
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clade
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each branch in an evolutionary cladogram
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cladogram
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phylogenetic tree that branches repeatedly suggesting classification of organisms based on time
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shared primitive character
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homology common to a taxon more inclusive than the one being defined
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shared derived character
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evolutionary novelty unique to a particular clade
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protobionts
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aggregates of abiotically produed molecules
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