Construction of phylogenetic tree
Construction of phylogenetic tree:
Construct an accurate phylogenetic tree using the following taxa as tips: Stingray (S), Olympic Torrent Salamander (OTS), Northern Flicker (NF), King Salmon (KS), Dungeness Crab (DC), Grizzly Bear (GB), Ord’s Kangaroo Rat (OKR), Rubber Boa (RB), Nile Crocodile (NC), Frilled Anemone (FA), North Pacific Giant Octopus (NPGO), Northern Scorpion (NS); Label the node Tetrapoda, and circle that monophyletic group; place the following synapomorphies on the tree: endoskeleton, amniotic egg, Protostome development, opsin duplication & divergence, and divergence of striated & smooth muscle.

