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13 Cards in this Set
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homologous
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similar as a result of shared ancestry
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phylogenetic tree
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a visual representation of the lineages among organisms
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rooted tree
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phylogenetic tree with a root, nodes, branches and clades
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root
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common ancestors from which all organisms in the group are derived
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nodes
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a branch point for a taxonomic unit (group, phylum, genus/species)
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branch
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line extending from the node; establish closely related groups
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clades
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groups that share a common ancestor
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shared ancestral traits
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traits shared with a common ancestor
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derived traits
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traits not shared; determine the specific clade
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molecular phylogenetics
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examines evolutionary relationship among groups specifically based on changes occurring in DNA/protein structure
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biology workbench
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web interface that allows rapid access to biological databases
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NCBI
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national center for biotechnology information: manage a database of public DNA sequences
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clustalW
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computer program that uses algorithms for analyzing large sets of data
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