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There’s no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically)

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  • May 3, 2021
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Georgia Ray
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eukaryotewritesblog.com
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Dendronization – Evolving into a tree-like morphology. (In the style of “carcinization".) From 'dendro', the ancient Greek root for tree.

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David Chapman @DavidChapman · Dec 20, 2021
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“most people do not realize that they’re genetically closer to a tuna than a tuna is to a shark” 🌌 I expect if we find life elsewhere, there will be fruit trees, crabs, whales, & bats Great @eukaryotetweets post on convergent evolution h/t @hjrrockies
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