Phylogenetic Trees and Evolution

Phylogenetic trees show how organisms are related through evolution. They map the diversification of organisms or groups of organisms over time. In biology, a named group is called a taxon, and the plural is taxa. Taxa can be broad or narrow. They may include all birds, which form the class Aves, or a smaller group such as a...

- [Istruttore] La Filogenesi descrive

la relazione ancestrale fra organismi.

Le connessioni sono spesso rappresentate come alberi

con punte, rami, nodi e radici,

chiamato l'albero filogenetico.

In specifico, le punte dell'albero rappresentano

i taxa viventi, e i rami denotano

i cambiamenti...