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Polyphyletic

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Is_this_group_monophyletic? — Is this group monophyletic?

360px-Monophyly, paraphyly, polyphyly — contrasting terms

Polyphyletic or polyphyly describes organisms that are not related and do not have a common ancestor (Carr, 2012). []

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http://www.mun.calbiology/scarr/Taxon_types.htm[]

Paraphyletic describes all the organisms associated with the most recent common ancestor (Carr, 2012).[]

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