2023年2月17日 · Now reading about paraphyly, it shows this: In this phylogenetic tree [second image], the green group is paraphyletic; it is composed of a common ancestor (the lowest …

2016年12月14日 · $\begingroup$ For your example; I don't think it is obvious that H. erectus is paraphyletic. The question is if H. erectus is the direct ancestor of modern man (if so H. …

A taxon (Plur. taxa) is any (monophyletic or not) group of species. For example the group of yellow flowers is a taxon.

2018年12月13日 · D) Monophyly, Paraphyly, Polyphyly. As you said, those terms make no sense here! E) None of the above. If there is any intuitive answer to the question what has happened …

I think LuketheDuke's answer is an oversimplification of the biological species concept (possibly resulting from the dictionary having a poor definition).

2019年10月27日 · To make things clearer, you need to understand the concept of paraphyly. The bony fishes group is paraphyletic with respect to the tetrapoda . In other words, it consists of …

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I'm working on an assignment for my IB biology class and some assistance would be highly appreciated. I've read several articles and I still haven't quite gotten the answer I'm looking for.

2021年12月7日 · Yes, humans will remain members of apes and primates. The terms "ape" and "primate" are common names representing certain phylogenetic clades.