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Title: Biology Question BIO 181
Post by: CD339356 on Jan 29, 2015
True or False: Phylogenies can only represent relationships of living organisms, and since viruses aren't technically alive (they must rely on the cells of their host to persist), it is not possible to construct a phylogeny of viral strains.


Title: Re: Biology Question BIO 181
Post by: bio_man on Jan 29, 2015
This might help:

[Solved] Phylogenies can only represent relationships of living organisms, and since viruses aren't technical (https://biology-forums.com/index.php?topic=98358.msg278360#msg278360)


Title: Re: Biology Question BIO 181
Post by: thebiologist on Feb 6, 2015
False, we can establish between viruses classes.
Also phylogenies cannot only represent relationships of living organisms. It can use unliving