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Paraphyly

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What is PARAPHYLY? What does PARAPHYLY mean? PARAPHYLY meaning, definition & explanation

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PARAPHYLETIC GROUPS

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Paraphyletic groups vs. Monophyletic groups

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What does paraphyly mean?

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PROTISTA IS PARAPHYLETIC

In taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's last common ancestor and all descendants of that ancestor excluding a few—typically only one or two—monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be paraphyletic with respect to the excluded subgroups. The arrangement of the members of a paraphyletic group is called a paraphyly. The term is commonly used in phylogenetics and in linguistics.
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