Cladistics Part 1: Constructing Cladograms

The video tutorial explores phylogeny and cladistics, explaining how organisms are classified based on evolutionary relationships. It introduces cladograms as tools to visualize these relationships and discusses ancestral and derived characteristics. The tutorial also covers convergent evolution and provides a step-by-step guide to constructing a cladogram, using examples to illustrate key concepts.

What role do outgroups play in the construction of a cladogram?

What is the importance of common ancestry in understanding evolutionary relationships?

How does the concept of convergent evolution affect the interpretation of cladograms?