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Scientists use the cladistics system to organize what?a. homologous traitsb. homoplasiesc. analogous traitsd. monophyletic groups
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Cladistics is a method of classification of organisms into groups called clades. Each clade consists of an ancestor organism and all its descendants, representing a single branch on the tree of life. Show more…
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