Reading a Cladogram

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Two sentences read any cladogram Everything above the hash mark has the trait. Closest relatives share the most recent node — not the nearest tip.

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A trait near the root of the cladogram is shared by more groups and is older. A trait near the tips is shared by fewer groups and is newer.

Part 1The parts of a cladogram

Part 2Derived traits — everything above the mark

Part 3Most recent common ancestor

Part 4What a cladogram does not say

Part 5Applying the models

Reading a Cladogram

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