Q. Cladistics can be defines as
A) The relationship between sub-species and species
B) Relationship between two most forward races
C) Relationship between endangered and surviving species
D) Method of classification that attempt to interface phylogenetic relationship
Explanation
Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of a species or individual. It plays a great role in classification. It is the appropriate theoretical background for taxonomy and is quite essential in explaining all the associations involved in classification. Cladistics is exclusively based on phylogenetic characters.
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