One methodology that has proven useful in developing cladograms is to include a taxon that is less

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One methodology that has proven useful in developing cladograms is to include a taxon that is less related to the other taxa. This “outgroup” is assumed to have ancestral forms of the characters found in these taxa. Characters that are not shared with this “outgroup” taxon are considered derived. Which taxon is the outgroup in this plant family example?

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Campbell Biology

ISBN: 978-0321775658

10th edition

Authors: Jane B. Reece, Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Robert B. Jackson

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