Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2014

  • question_answer
    The basis of phenetic classification is

    A) sexual characteristic

    B) dendrogram based on DNA characteristic

    C) ancestral lineage of existing organisms

    D) observable characteristic of existing organisms

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Phenetic is derived from Greek word Phainein which literally mean appear or observe, like phenotype is derived from the same root. The term dedicates to taxonomic affinities entirely on the basis of measurable similarities and differences.


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