1. Review the ten taxa and ten characters provided 2. Fillout character matrix 3. Draw the most parasimonious cladogram
Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2022 10:20 am
1. Review the ten taxa and ten characters provided
2. Fillout character matrix
3. Draw the most parasimonious cladogram making sure to indicate character evolution and losses with labelled dashes (can be done in 13 dashes)
Outgroup 1 Species D Outgroup 2 Species E Species A Species F Species B Species G Species C Species H
1 Feathers 2 Crest 3 Tail 4 Long Legs 5 Webbed Feet 6 Beak 7 Neck Ruff 8 Wings 9 Star Belly 10 Striped Tail OG 1 O O O O O 1. O O O O OG2 O O 1 O 1 O-NO A 1 1 1 1 1 O 1 1 B 1 1 1 O 1 1 O O O C 1 O 1 O O 1 O 1 1-YES D 1 1 O 1 1 1 O O E 1 1 1 O 1 1 O F 1 1 1 O 1 1 O O O G 1 1 1 O 1 O 1 O O H 1 - O O O 1 O
2. Fillout character matrix
3. Draw the most parasimonious cladogram making sure to indicate character evolution and losses with labelled dashes (can be done in 13 dashes)
Outgroup 1 Species D Outgroup 2 Species E Species A Species F Species B Species G Species C Species H
1 Feathers 2 Crest 3 Tail 4 Long Legs 5 Webbed Feet 6 Beak 7 Neck Ruff 8 Wings 9 Star Belly 10 Striped Tail OG 1 O O O O O 1. O O O O OG2 O O 1 O 1 O-NO A 1 1 1 1 1 O 1 1 B 1 1 1 O 1 1 O O O C 1 O 1 O O 1 O 1 1-YES D 1 1 O 1 1 1 O O E 1 1 1 O 1 1 O F 1 1 1 O 1 1 O O O G 1 1 1 O 1 O 1 O O H 1 - O O O 1 O