Q199 / 200 · NEET 2004 · Zoology
Phenetic classification of organisms is based on:
- Correct answerAobservable characteristics of existing organisms
- Bthe ancestral lineage of existing organisms
- Cdendogram based on DNA characteristics
- Dsexual 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) 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.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.