This week lecture will give an introduction to phylogenetic reconstruction,  trees, cladistics, and the terminology used in systematics.  If time permits, we will also talk about trees as images for evolutionary history and possible alternatives.

MCB5472_lecture_03_24_2014_short contains the slides we actually covered in class.

Old versions:
Lecture slides  as pptx
Lecture summary slides as pdf

 

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