Intro to Cladograms and Phylogenetic Trees

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Join the Amoeba Sisters as they introduce the basics about cladograms and phylogenetic trees. The Amoeba Sisters walk through the process of building a basic cladogram and mention vocabulary such as: shared ancestral character, shared derived character, clade, and outgroup. Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 1:07 Cladogram Intro 1:19 Building a Cladogram 5:05 Important Cladogram Features 6:00 Cladogram Misconceptions 8:11 Different Arrangements of Cladograms 8:37 Phylogenetic Tree vs Cladogram 9:12 Why Cladograms Matter FACTUAL REFERENCES: Freeman, Scott, and Jon C Herron. Evolutionary Analysis. 5th ed., Upper Saddle River, Nj, Prentice Hall, 2014. Urry, Lisa A, et al. Campbell Biology. 11th ed., New York, Ny, Pearson Education, Inc, 2017. Zedalis, Julianne, and John Eggebrecht. “20.2 Determining Evolutionary Relationships - Biology for AP® Courses | OpenStax.” Openstax.org, 8 Mar. 2018, https://openstax.org/books/biology-ap-courses/pages/20-2-determining-evolutionary-relationships

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