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Homework assigned Monday 2/5/01
Due Monday 2/19/01

Screws and nails for phylogenetic analysis

 

Devise two different cladograms using the "taxa" above. Define your characters, place them on your cladogram and defend the results making sure you recognize which are primitive, shared derived, homoplastic analogous, and unique derived. Which cladogram is better, and why? 


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