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In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram. The term may be more strictly applied only to nodes adjacent to the root, or more loosely applied to nodes regarded as being close to the root. Note that extant taxa that lie on branches connecting … See more
A basal group in the stricter sense forms a sister group to the rest of the larger clade, as in the following case:
While it is easy to identify a basal clade in such a cladogram, the appropriateness of such an … See moreFlowering plants
The flowering plant family Amborellaceae, restricted to New Caledonia in the southwestern … See moreGiven that the deepest phylogenetic split in a group is likely to have occurred early in its history, identification of the most basal subclade(s) in … See more
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