Phylogenetic tree

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Phylogenetic tree [r]: A representation of genetic similarity between taxonomic units. [e]

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Phylogenetic relationships among the Labroid families of fish, based on whole mitochondrial DNA sequences. Note that the species of the Labridae and those of the remaining three labroid families (Cichlidae, Pomacentridae, and Embiotocidae) form different monophyletic groups, respectively.