Slide 1 no similarity vs no homology If two (complex) sequences show significant similarity in their primary sequence, they have shared ancestry, and probably similar function.…
Slide 1 Family trees (Charles Darwin http://www.aboutdarwin.com/ ) Trees as a Tool to Visualize Evolutionary History Lamarck’s “Tree of Life” (1815) Page B26 from Charles…
Slide 1 Cenancestor (aka LUCA or MRCA) can be placed using the echo remaining from the early expansion of the genetic code. reflects only a single cellular component no reticulation…
Slide 1 Branches, splits, bipartitions In a rooted tree: clades Mono-, Para-, polyphyletic groups, cladists and a natural taxonomy Terminology The term cladogram refers to…