NEET2004ZoologyOrganisms and PopulationsActual
Phenetic classification of organisms is based on:
Options
- Aobservable characteristics of existing organisms
- Bthe ancestral lineage of existing organisms
- Cdendogram based on DNA characteristics
- Dsexual characteristics.
Correct answer
A. 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) while phylogenetics is the systematic study of organism relationships based on evolutionary similarities and differences. Related Theory Cladistics considers both phenetics and phylogenetics. the accuracy ofcladistics is greater than the accuracy of phenetics in classifying organisms.