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> The tree of life is almost entirely composed of binary branchings. The occasional, strange exceptions are fascinating, but rare enough that they need not conc
by GuiA 10y ago
> The tree of life is almost entirely composed of binary branchings. The occasional, strange exceptions are fascinating, but rare enough that they need not concern us here.
What are they?
- FreeFull 10y agoI'm guessing they're probably referring to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer
- skybrian 10y agoHere's one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_species https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_species
- smadge 10y agoAlso, probably hybridization. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_speciation https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_speciation