Q8 / 200 · NEET 2003 · Botany

Phenetic classification is based on:

A
the ancestral lineage of existing organisms
Correct answer
B
observable characteristics of existing organisms
C
dendrograms based on DNA characteristics
D
sexual characteristics

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).

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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