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.