CLADISTICS Cladistics is another way of classifying organisms and is the most commonly used method in today s time. It is an overall classification system that categorizes groups of plants or animals into clades, which is based on the most recent common ancestor of the group. It is determined by looking at the derived characteristics that can be seen in the group s most recent common ancestor. Figure 2 shows the clade involved in human skull formation:
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