A graphic representation of the evolutionary relationships among species or other taxa is a:

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A graphic representation of the evolutionary relationships among species or other taxa is called a cladogram. A cladogram shows the branching pattern of evolution, with each branch point (or node) representing a common ancestor of the taxa that diverged from it. The length of each branch usually reflects the amount of evolutionary change that has occurred since the divergence of the taxa. Option A, a spectrogram, is a visual representation of sound waves. Option B, a phylogram, is a type of cladogram that also includes information on the amount of genetic change that has occurred between each ancestor and descendant. Option D, a kandigram, is not a term used in biology or evolutionary science.

A Graphic Representation of the Evolutionary Relationships Among Species or Other