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IB290 SEM 465 Topics in Phylogenetics

Explore the concepts and applications of phylogeny, including ancestral and derived characters, monophyletic groups, and the Tree-Thinking Challenge. Learn about phylogenetic diagrams and how to interpret them effectively.

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IB290 SEM 465 Topics in Phylogenetics

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  1. IB290 SEM 465Topics in Phylogenetics Meeting 1: Introductions, Weds Aug 30.

  2. Phylogeny…Phylogenies are cartoons depicting the evolutionary history of a group of organisms(they’re trees-of-life) • Concepts: • Most recent common ancestor • Closest relative(“sister group”) • “Monophyletic”, “Clade” • Cladograms vs phylograms vs chronograms • Ancestral vs. derived characters • Sampling, extinction, primitive lineage fallacy, etc

  3. Phylogeny, quiz From Baum, Smith, & Donovan: The Tree-Thinking Challenge

  4. Phylogeny, quiz From Baum, Smith, & Donovan: The Tree-Thinking Challenge

  5. Applications of phylogeny Hughes & Eastwood 2006. PNAS

  6. Split, from one lineage into two? Divergence, which may lead to speciation Pre-existing feature? Plesiomorphy (ancestral feature) New feature? Apomorphy (derived feature)

  7. Autapomorphy? Apomorphy for a single lineage Synapomorphy? Apomorphy for two or more lineages

  8. Cladogram vs chronogram vs phylogram

  9. Topology Structure of branching diagram; how branches are connected together Ingroup, outgroup, rooting

  10. Homology: characters, character states

  11. Primary tenet of phylogenetic systematics? Taxa (O.T.U.’s) can be grouped by synapomorphies, because these represent unique evolutionary events. Synpleisiomorphies, on the other hand, don’t provide information for grouping taxa. Note: This is subtly different from grouping taxa by similarity (similarity can be due to synapomorphies orsynpleisiomorphies)

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