What are phylogenetic trees used for?

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Linica Uday
Nov 22, 2016

A phylogenetic tree or evolutionary tree is a branching diagram or tree , showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species.

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The taxa joined together in the tree are implied to have descended from a common ancestor.
The tips of a phylogenetic tree can be living organisms or fossils and represent the end or the present in an evolutionary lineage.
Phylogenetic analyses have become central to understanding biodiversity , evolution , ecology and genomes.

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