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    Contrast the Following Terms: Monophyletic, Paraphyletic, and Polyphyletic
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Contrast the Following Terms: Monophyletic, Paraphyletic, and Polyphyletic

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Contrast the following terms: monophyletic, paraphyletic, and polyphyletic. Provide one example for each.

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