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NEET 2003
Exam
NEET
Year
2003
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Biological Classification

NEET 2003 · Botany · Biological Classification

Phenetic classification is based on:

Phenetic classification is based on:

Options

  1. Athe ancestral lineage of existing organisms
  2. Bobservable characteristics of existing organisms
  3. Cdendrograms based on DNA characteristics
  4. Dsexual characteristics

Correct answer

B. observable characteristics of existing organisms

Step-by-step solution

Phenetics is a form of numerical systematics in which organisms are grouped based upon the total or relative number of shared characteristics (based on observable similarities and differences between taxa).
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