Difference between Monophyletic and Paraphyletic

What is the difference between Monophyletic and Paraphyletic?

Monophyletic as an adjective is of, pertaining to, or affecting a single phylum (or other taxon) of organisms while Paraphyletic as an adjective is said of a defined group constrained within a clade without including all descendants of the most common ancestor.

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