Final Clicker Questions with
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Region of the ribosomal gene that is less variable: - answer - LSU
(larger subunit)
Chloroplast-encoded marker used in phylogenetic reconstruction:
- answer -rbcL (rubisco)
Tree obtained by distance methods: - answer - Dendrogram
Phylogenetic method working under the assumption that
evolution operates in the most efficient manner: - answer -
Parsimony
Phylogenetic method to find possible trees for 12 or more taxa by
trial and error approach: - answer - Heuristic (exhaustive for 12 or
less, by trying every single possibility.
Species living within a wide range between minimum and
maximum temperatures: - answer - Eurithermal (euri= Wide
range)
Upper layer of water with warmer and homogeneous
temperature: - answer - Epilimnion