phylogeny

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  • what is phylogeny
    classification based off evolutionary relationship
  • what are two descendants split from the same node called
    sister groups
  • what is phylogenetics
    the study of the evolutionary tree
  • what is the opposite of extinct
    extanct
  • what are the advantages of phylogeny
    doesnt use linnaean classification
    use knowledge of anatomy to confirm/correct
    continual tree so scientists are not pressured to 'shove' into a category
    implies different groups within the same rank
  • what is a residual structure
    left over as a result of evolution
  • what is a residual structure
    left over as a result of evolution
  • what is an analogous structure
    different evolutionary lineages but same function