the more derived characteristics shared by groups, the more recently the groups share a common ancestor
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One assumption made when constructing a cladogram is that organisms with more similar traits are more closely related to each other than to organisms with less similar traits. This assumption is based on the principle of common ancestry.
Cladogram.
The best cladogram generator from the table is the one with the highest overall score.
A group of organisms branches off in a cladogram when they share a common ancestor that is different from other groups on the cladogram. This branching represents the point at which their evolutionary paths diverged.
The group that emerges from the earliest branching point on a cladogram arose first in evolutionary history. This group represents the most ancestral lineage among the organisms included in the cladogram.
Branch or node.