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2009 · Q23
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Biological Classification question

2009 · Q23

NEETBiologyBiological ClassificationMCQ+4 / −1
Phylogenetic system of classification is based on
  1. A
    morphological features
  2. B
    chemical constituents
  3. C
    floral characters
  4. D
    evolutionary relationships.
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Correct answer: D

Plylogenetic system or cladistics is based on evolutionary sequence as well as the genetic relationship among the living beings. Engler and Prantl’s System of Classification was jointly proposed in Die Naturlichen Pflanzenfamilien in 1892.

It is the first phylogenetic system of classification which includes all the plants from algae to angiosperms arranged in an evolutionary sequence from simplicity to complexity.

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