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Which of the following statements about cladistics is incorrect?

  1. A
    Cladistics classifies organisms based on shared derived characteristics.
  2. B
    It considers evolutionary ancestry.
  3. C
    It groups organisms randomly without considering common traits.
  4. D
    Cladistics is used to construct phylogenetic trees.

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Cladistics is a method of biological classification in which organisms are categorized based on shared derived characteristics () that can be traced to a group's most recent common ancestor.Option A and B are correct as cladistics is strictly based on evolutionary relationships.Option D is correct because the result of a cladistic analysis is a tree-like diagram called a cladogram.Option C is incorrect because the process is highly structured and systematic, not random.

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Which of the following statements about cladistics is incorrect?
A
Cladistics classifies organisms based on shared derived characteristics.
B
It considers evolutionary ancestry.
C
It groups organisms randomly without considering common traits.
D
Cladistics is used to construct phylogenetic trees.

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