BIOL 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit Ii, Branch Point, Archaea

• School: Brock University
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BIOL 1F90
• Professor: Amanda Lepp

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Apo-: away from; formed from (greek apo- away from) Clade: group of taxa (greek klados- branch) Mono-: one; single; alone (greek monos- alone) Morph-: form (greek morphe- the shape of a thing) Nomenclature: name; the act of naming (latin nomenclator- a slave who reminded his. Gen: that which produces (greek genes- born or produced) master of names) Para-: beside; next to (greek para- beside) Phylo-: tribe; race; phylum (greek phyle- tribe, clan) Describe the difference between shared primitive and shared derived characters: symplesiomorphic, synapomorphic. Differentiate among monophyletic, paraphyletic, and polyphyletic groups). Explain why a classification system containing class reptilia and class aves is not valid. Explain why only shared, derived characters indicate close evolutionary relationship. Identify cladogenetic and/or anagenetic events on a phylogenetic tree: synapomorphic. Explain how a phylogenetic tree can indicate the timing of species diversification. Define what is meant by parsimony and know how the principle of parsimony is used in phylogenetic reconstruction.