Construct a cladogram based on the following information. Indicate which nucleotide base changed and the change that occurred. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Outgroup TTGCCCAAA Dragons TGGCCCACA Platypus TGGTTCACA Unicorns TGGCCCAAA
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Step 1: **Identify the Nucleotide Changes** Compare each sequence to the outgroup to identify changes: - **Outgroup**: TTGCCCAAA - **Dragons**: TGGCCCACA - Position 2: T → G - Position 7: A → C - **Platypus**: TGGTTCACA - Position 2: T → G - Position 5: C Show more…
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