This page provides an introduction to phylogenetic systematics, the way that biologists reconstruct the pattern of events that have led to the distribution and diversity of life. A tutorial "journey" into the Introduction, Methodology, Implication, and Need for Cladistics is included.

Concepts

classification, diversity, evolution, charles darwin

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Additional Tags

clade, cladistics, classify, evolutionary tree, phylogenetic systematics, university of california museum of paleontology, tree of life

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)