What does taxon mean ? And
What does phylogenetic tree mean?

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A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that representsevolutionary relationships among organisms.Phylogenetic trees are hypotheses, not definitive facts. The pattern of branching in a phylogenetic treereflects how species or other groups evolved from a series of common ancestors.

Taxonomy is a word used mainly in biology to talk about classifying living organisms, organizing them according to their similarities.

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