A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that describes a phylogeny.A phylogeny is
A)the evolutionary history of a species or group of species.
B)the geographic distribution of populations in a species.
C)the generations of individuals in a population.
D)the distribution of species in a given area in time.
E)a list of character traits of individual species set in a tree diagram.

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A phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species or group of species. A phylogenetic tree is a diagram that represents the relationships between these organisms based on their ancestry and evolutionary relationships.

A Phylogenetic Tree Is a Diagram That Describes a Phylogeny