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English: Phylogenetic groups:
  • A monophyletic taxon contains a common ancestor and all of its descendants.
    • Diagram: in yellow, the group of "reptiles and birds"
  • A paraphyletic taxon contains its most recent common ancestor, but does not contain all the descendants of that ancestor.
    • Diagram: in cyan, the reptiles
  • A polyphyletic taxon does not contain the most recent common ancestor of all its members.
    • Diagram: in red, the group of "all warm-blooded animals"
Русский: Разновидности таксонов: монофилетический, парафилетический, полифилетический.
Date 12 January 2007 (original upload date)
Source Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.
Author TotoBaggins at English Wikipedia
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  • 2007-01-13 21:33 TotoBaggins 554×472×0 (19081 bytes) Fixed layer snafu from white background.
  • 2007-01-13 13:31 TotoBaggins 554×472×0 (19081 bytes) Added white background.
  • 2007-01-12 21:10 TotoBaggins 554×472×0 (18866 bytes) cropped
  • 2007-01-12 21:04 TotoBaggins 744×1052×0 (18868 bytes) Phylogenetic groups: A [[monophyletic]] [[taxon]] contains a common [[ancestor]] and all of its [[descendants]]. <i>Diagram: in yellow, the group of "reptiles and birds"</i> A [[paraphyletic]] [[taxon]] contains its [[most recent common ancestor]], but

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