Amphibian Phylogeny (VCE SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Phylogenetic tree
Phylogenetic tree
Branching diagram showing evolutionary relationships
Three amphibian orders
Three amphibian orders
Anura, Gymnophiona, Urodela
Anura order includes
Anura order includes
Frogs and toads
Gymnophiona order includes
Gymnophiona order includes
Caecilians (limbless, worm-like)
Urodela order includes
Urodela order includes
Salamanders and newts
1 Mb in nucleotides
1 Mb in nucleotides
1,000,000 nucleotides
GC content + AT content equals
GC content + AT content equals
100%
Nodes on phylogenetic trees represent
Nodes on phylogenetic trees represent
Common ancestors
Closely related species indicator on tree
Closely related species indicator on tree
More recent common ancestor (closer branching point)
Amphibian with largest genome in dataset
Amphibian with largest genome in dataset
Ambystoma mexicanum (28,206.9 Mb)