01:119:115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Phylogenetics, Ingroups And Outgroups, Polytomy

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Hierarchical classification: scientific study of diversity of organisms and evolutionary relationships. Taxonomy- science of describing, naming , and classifying organisms. (no ties in evolution) Phylogeny- evolutionary history of a species or group of related species. (trying to hypothesize the path that evolution took: binomial nomenclature sapiens . Consists of genus to which it belongs + specific epithet. Basic unit of classification= species (1) always latin or latinized (2) genus capitalized + specific epithet (homo sapiens) (3) both italicized or underlined. Hierarchy taxonomic groups from broad to narrow are domain to species: dkpcofgs (from biggest to smallest) taxon (taxa: pl. ) general name for grouping of organisms at any one of these levels. Linking classification and phylogeny: linnaean classification and phylogeny can differ from each other, phylogeny= only recognizes groups with common ancestor and all its descendants. Phylogenetic tree= branching diagram that represents evolutionary history of group. Shows: i. patterns of descent, (not phenotypic similarity) ii. hypothesis about evolutionary relationships.

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