====== Phylogenetic Tree ====== A **phylogenetic tree** (also **phylogeny**) is a [[tree_(graph_theory)|tree]] [[graph]] (diagram) that organizes genetic sequences by evolutionary descent, organized somewhat like a common [[family tree]], showing common genetic ancestry among descendants. * How to read a phylogenetic tree.((2008 | David Baum, PhD | Scitable; [[:Nature]] Education | [[https://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/reading-a-phylogenetic-tree-the-meaning-of-41956/#:~:text=A%20phylogenetic%20tree%2C%20also%20known,genes%20from%20a%20common%20ancestor.&text=Tree%20diagrams%20have%20been%20used,the%20time%20of%20Charles%20Darwin.|Reading a Phylogenetic Tree: The Meaning of Monophyletic Groups]]))