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Cladograms

Cladograms

Classification can (and should) be used to illustrate more than a mere hierarchical grouping of organisms. This lesson introduces students to the building of cladograms as evolutionary trees, showing how "shared derived characters" can be used to reveal degrees of relationship.
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Material Type:
Case Study
Date Added to MERLOT:
May 31, 2003
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
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Submitter:
Nancy J. Pelaez
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Middle School, High School, College General Ed
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English
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