In the statement The branching pattern of a phylogenetic tree indicates whether taxa are closely or distantly related relative to other taxa in the tree is true.
Explanation:
The phylogenetic tree is a diagram that represents the relationship between organisms. The branching pattern pf phylogenetic tree shows how the species or group developed from a series of common ancestors.
In trees the two species are more related if they have a more common ancestor and less related if they have less common ancester.
A phylogenetic tree shows the relationship between biological species or entities phlylogeny.
Phylogeny is the relationship among organisms that are determined by the genetical and anatomical comparisons.
