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Phylogenetic tree - Coggle Diagram
Phylogenetic tree
Structure
Branches: evolution of lineages
Clades: Common ancestor and its descendants
Nodes: Speciation points
Length of branches: time or number of evolutionary changes
Root: oldest common ancestor
Key concepts
Homology: Similar features by the same ancestor
Taxonomy: Clasification of organisms
Homoplasy: Similar features that evolved independently
Taxons on trees
Paraphyletic: Ancestors and some descendents
Polyphyletic: Species without an inmediate ancestor.
Monophyletic: Ancestor and all descendents
Information
Morfologic characteristics
Evidence of remains
Molecular data
