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What is cladistics in biology?

Answer 1

Ivy Acosta

Cladistics means classification on the basis of ancestral history.

The term "cladistics" refers to a branching method of classifying organisms based on ancestral relationships.

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Answer 2

Piper Anderson

This cladistic biology helps in tracing the common distant ancestors.

The term cladistics has derived from Greek word klados, means the branch.
It is an approach of biological classification, in which organisms are categorized on the basis of common characters.
This type of classification helps in tracing the common distant ancestors.

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Answer 3

Michael Adams

In biological classification, the technique known as "cladistics" is used to ascertain evolutionary relationships between organisms based on their shared traits.

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