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To learn more about this topic, start your googling with these keywords:

• Phylogenetic tree: a branching diagram or "tree" showing the evolutionary relationships among various biological species
• Cladogram: a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms
• Monophyletic group (or clade): a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor
• Paraphyletic group: all of the descendants of a common ancestor minus one or more monophyletic groups
• Similarity trap: people can name different species the same thing, only to find out they aren’t even closely related.

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