NEET2003BotanyBiological ClassificationActual
Phenetic classification is based on:
Options
- Athe ancestral lineage of existing organisms
- Bobservable characteristics of existing organisms
- Cdendrograms based on DNA characteristics
- 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).