Question

Give an example of characteristics being used to determine how close two species am in evolutionary terms

Answer 1

Different organisms with common ancestry in the past, are more likely to have similar characteristics due to inheritance. These similar characteristics are used to determine evolutionary relationships.

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Answer 2

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Let us take the instance of humans and apes. Each of them have similar body style. Hair and exocrine gland glands are gift in each the animals. Hence, these 2 animals are closely connected in organic process term. Currently take some common characters between a fish and a person. Rachis, brain box and jaws are gift in each of them. However fish and man look entirely different from one another. Hence, they’re not closely connected in organic process term; rather are like distant relatives.