Polytomy
Sign in to savethumb|300px|Cladograms B and C contain polytomies, where more than one branch descends from a single node.
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7 sectionsContents
- Soft polytomies vs. hard polytomies
- Applications
- Species polytomies
- Molecular polytomies
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|300px|Cladograms B and C contain polytomies, where more than one branch descends from a single node.
An internal node of a phylogenetic tree is described as a polytomy or multifurcation if (i) it is in a rooted tree and is linked to three or more child subtrees or (ii) it is in an unrooted tree and is attached to four or more branches.
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