sister group
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closest relative(s) of another given taxon in a phylogenetic tree
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Encyclopedic overview
In phylogenetics, a sister group or sister taxon, also called an adelphotaxon, comprises the closest relative(s) of another given unit in an evolutionary tree.
Definition
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “sister group” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.