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Phylogenetics

How to read and interpret phylogenetic trees.

  • Advanced
  • 15questions
  • 20min
  • Topic: Phylogenetics
  • MSc ยท PhD

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Sample Questions

What You'll Be Asked

  1. What is phylogenetics?
  2. In a phylogenetic tree, what does a "branch point" (or node) represent?
  3. A group in a phylogenetic tree that includes an ancestral species and *all* of its descendants is called a:

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