phylogenetics

Also known as phylogeny, phylogenetic analyses, phylogenies, phylogenetic

right|thumb|One small clade of fish, showing how venom has evolved multiple times.

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Phylogenetics is the study of how different living organisms are related to each other through their evolutionary history. It matters because it helps scientists understand how traits like venom evolved across different species and reveals the connections between all life on Earth.

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Contents

Taxonomy and classification
Inference of a phylogenetic tree
Impacts of taxon sampling
History
Overview
Ernst Haeckel's recapitulation theory
Timeline of key points
Uses of phylogenetic analysis
Pharmacology
Biodiversity
Infectious disease epidemiology
Disciplines other than biology
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References
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right|thumb|One small clade of fish, showing how venom has evolved multiple times.

In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical data and observed heritable traits of DNA sequences, protein amino acid sequences, and morphology. The results are a phylogenetic tree—a diagram depicting the hypothetical relationships among the organisms, reflecting their inferred evolutionary history.