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What Is The Difference Between Ingroup and Outgroup in Biology

Ingroup refers to a group of organisms being studied in biology, while outgroup is a separate reference group used to determine the evolutionary relationship between the ingroup and other monophyletic groups. An outgroup may be closely related as a sister group or more distantly related to the ingroup.

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What Is The Difference Between Ingroup and Outgroup in Biology

Ingroup refers to a group of organisms being studied in biology, while outgroup is a separate reference group used to determine the evolutionary relationship between the ingroup and other monophyletic groups. An outgroup may be closely related as a sister group or more distantly related to the ingroup.

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What is the difference between ingroup and outgroup in biology?

In cladistics or phylogenetics, an outgroup is a group of organisms that serve as a


reference group when determining the evolutionary relationship among three or more
monophyletic groups of organisms. ... An outgroup may be a sister group to
the ingroup or may be more distantly related.

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