Cladogram

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[klad-uh-gram]
A diagram that is used to demonstrate evolutionary relationships among organisms. Also referred to as a phylogenetic or evolutionary tree.

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  • Glossary: Evolutionary Tree
    A diagram that is used to demonstrate evolutionary relationships among organisms. Also referred to as a phylogenetic tree or cladogram.
  • Glossary: Internal Node
    When a cladogram splits into two different organisms or groups.
  • Glossary: Leaves
    (Singular: leaf) Represents the taxa in the study or the end of the ancestral lineage in a cladogram. This can be a group such as a phylum, or genus or it can be as specific as an individual species. Also referred to as tips or terminal node.
  • Glossary: Outgroup
    A group on a cladogram that lies outside of the group being studied. It has less evolutionary relatedness to the other groups.
  • Glossary: Phylogenetic Tree
    A diagram that is used to demonstrate evolutionary relationships among organisms. Also referred to as a cladogram or evolutionary tree.
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