a) they included a relative large number of outgroups to root their cladogram. W

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a) they included a relative large number of outgroups to root their cladogram. What is one of the taxa used as an outgroup?
b) what is basal lineage in the family felidae?
c) which taxon is the closest relative to the ocelot?

2. A study of evolutionary patterns in the cat family (Felidae) was published in Science in 2006. Refer to this cladogram to answer these questions. [The cladogram is posted on Bb in the Phylogenetics Lab folder - look for "F elidae (cat family) cladogram.jpg". For our purposes you can ignore the numbers and dates on the cladogram.] adogram. What is ONE of They included a relatively large number of outgroups to root their cl the taxa used as an outgroup? [Hint: Would these be cats?] (0.5) a. b. What is the basal lineage in the Family Felidae? [Look to the far right of the figure to see how they group the taxa into lineages.] (0.5) c. Which taxon is the closest relative to the ocelot? (0.5)

Explanation / Answer

(a) Banded linsand is one of the outgroups

(b) Carnivore characteristics

skull morphology and functionality

(c) Margay is the closest relative to the Ocelot

as they have the same immediate ancestors.

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