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Phylogenetic Trees
Phylogenetic trees
Both of these phylogenetic trees shows the relationship of the three domains of life (Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya), but the (a) rooted tree attempts to identify when various species diverged from a common ancestor, while the (b) unrooted tree does not.
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"OpenStax College, Organizing Life on Earth. October 16, 2013."
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