Trait frequency can change within a population lineage.
- Author: D. Baum
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Trait frequency can change within a population lineage.
In this diagram, a population that was ancestrally fixed for white flowers passes through a period of polymorphism before ultimately becoming fixed for the derived trait of yellow flowers.
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What do phylogenetic trees illustrate? These diagrams don't just organize knowledge of biodiversity - they also show us that living species are the summation of their evolutionary history.
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