This example illustrates the fact that a phylogeny is, at its most basic level, a history of descent from common ancestry. Phylogenetic trees are fractal in the sense that the same pattern is ...

The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...

Moreover, phylogenetic trees serve as extremely powerful tools ... the concept of relatedness is defined in terms of recency to a common ancestor. As a result, the question "Is species A more ...

The research, led by paleogeneticist Edmund Moody from the University of Bristol, England, has revealed that the Last Universal Common Ancestor ... determined through a phylogenetic analysis.

This activity asks you to assume the role of an evolutionary biologist to determine the phylogenetic tree ... structures indicate descent from a common ancestor.

The grey skulls were drawn from the sample used to model the skull of the virtual ancestor, shown in red. From left to right: KNM-ER 3733 (H. ergaster), La Ferrassie (H. neanderthalensis), Qafzeh ...