cladogram
Noun
Meaning
a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships
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Examples
According to the study, Cervidae diverged from the Bovidae-Moschidae clade 27 to 28 million years ago. citation A similar study in 2013 echoed the findings of this study. citation The following cladogram is based on the 2003 study.
As noted above, a cladogram is the diagrammatic result of a parsimony analysis, which groups taxa on the basis of synapomorphies alone.
A nonoptimal cladogram will be selected if the program settles on a local minimum rather than the desired global minimum.
Every cladogram is based on a particular dataset analyzed with a particular method.
Cladogram selection There are several algorithms available to identify the "best" cladogram.
Classifying ancient organisms main Simple example cladogram Warm-bloodedness evolved somewhere in the synapsid–mammal transition.