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Q. Classification of organisms based on evolutionary as well as genetic relationships is called

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Cladistics is an approach to classification by which organisms are ordered and ranked entirely on a basis which reflects recent origin from a common ancestor, ie, like a family tree. Cladistics can be distinguished from other taxonomic systems such as phonetics by its focus on shared derived characters.