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11. Distinguish between a monophyletic, paraphyletic, and polyphyletic taxa. Give an example of each. How does...

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11. Distinguish between a monophyletic, paraphyletic, andpolyphyletic taxa. Give an example of each. How does the concept ofa clade relate to these concepts.

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A monophyletic taxon is defined as one that includes the most recent common ancestor of a group of organisms and all of its descendents A polyphyletic taxon is defined as one that does not include the common ancestor of all members of the taxon A paraphyletic taxon    See Answer
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