The Living World Question 23

23. Phenetic classification is based on

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(a) sexual characteristics

(b) the ancestral lineage of existing organisms

(c) observable characteristics of existing organisms

(d) dendograms based on DNA characteristics

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Answer : c

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(c) Phenetic classification is based upon observable characteristics of an organism. Phylogenetic system of classification is a system indicating the evolutionary or phylogenetic relationship of organisms.