Phylogenetic tree

Last updated on: 12.03.2021

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A "tree" in which organisms are shown by their relationship to hypothetical common ancestors . When constructed from molecular sequences, branch lengths are proportional to the amount of evolutionary change that separates each pair of ancestor and descendant.

Last updated on: 12.03.2021