Lecture 2, Vert Life

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Anagenesis
Evolution within a lineage - linear gradual
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Cladogenesis
evolution resulting in the splitting of a lineage
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Sympatry
formation of new species within an area by adapting to different niches, occurs only by natural selection
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Allopatry
formation of new species by geographical separation, by drift or adaptation
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monophyletic group
natural group, includes all descendants of the common ancestor of the group
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Paraphyletic group
unnatural group, doesnt include all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of the group
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Polyphyletic group
unnatural group, two or more distantly related taxa perhaps share a convergent character
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Homplasy
character shared by two or more taxa because of convergent/parellel evolution
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Homology
character shared and inherited from a common ancestor
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Synapomorphy
Shared derived character
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Autopomorphy
unique character
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Symplesiomorphy
shared ancestral character
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Cladogenesis

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evolution resulting in the splitting of a lineage

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Sympatry

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Allopatry

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Card 5

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monophyletic group

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