The table below gives evolutionary distances between 6 species. Using the Unweighted Pair Group Method with Arithmetic Mean (UPGMA), construct a phylogenetic tree showing the relationships between these species. Be sure to label the branch lengths. ABCDEFG A B 20 C 20 16 D 2 20 20 E 20 16 8 20 F 20 16 3 20 8 G 20 6 16 20 16 16
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