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Why do scientists now use DNA to classify organisms rather than there features?
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∙ 11y ago
Scientists now believe that DNA is the root cause of all the features that an organism has. A very slight change in Human DNA and we may end up having an earthworm.
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What characteristic allowed scientists to definitively classify the sea anemone as an animal rather than a plant?
Sea anemone do not have cell walls.
How do scientists classify humans?
All living Humans are one subspecies of one species, Homo Sapiens. Race is not regarded as a biological concept, but rather a cultural one. Human genes are remarkably uniform in populations all over the globe. Scientists classify all living things by examining their cell structure. Humans are classified as eukariotic.
How do scientist classify human beings?
All living Humans are one subspecies of one species, Homo Sapiens. Race is not regarded as a biological concept, but rather a cultural one. Human genes are remarkably uniform in populations all over the globe. Scientists classify all living things by examining their cell structure. Humans are classified as eukariotic.
What is difference between morphology and physiology?
morphology is the structural study of organisms whilst physiology is rather the functional study.
Which is not a reason that scientists use bacteria DNA rather than human DNA in biotechnology?
Bacterial DNA is more interesting
What characteristic allowed scientists to definitively classify the sea anemone as an animal rather than a plant?
Sea anemone do not have cell walls.
How do scientists classify humans?
All living Humans are one subspecies of one species, Homo Sapiens. Race is not regarded as a biological concept, but rather a cultural one. Human genes are remarkably uniform in populations all over the globe. Scientists classify all living things by examining their cell structure. Humans are classified as eukariotic.
What is artificial system of classification?
An artificial system of classification is a method of categorizing organisms based on a few selected characteristics rather than their evolutionary relationships. It groups organisms together based on practical features rather than their natural relationships. This system is subjective and can lead to misleading classifications.
How can DNA help scientists make the classification of similar organisms such as giant pandas and red pandas more accurate?
It revealed that the panda is a bear rather than related to the raccoon.
How do scientist classify human beings?
All living Humans are one subspecies of one species, Homo Sapiens. Race is not regarded as a biological concept, but rather a cultural one. Human genes are remarkably uniform in populations all over the globe. Scientists classify all living things by examining their cell structure. Humans are classified as eukariotic.
What does the ISIC classify?
The ISIC primarily classifies establishments rather than enterprises and firms
What makes you a woman?
As a gender, rather than a sex, womanhood is mostly a state of mind rather than a biological definition. As a sex, rather than a gender, possessing two X-chromosomes would classify you as a woman.
Generally are single-celled organisms?
acellular rather than unicellular.
What organ do marine organisms have as an adaptation rather than lungs?
Gills.
What organs do freshwater organisms have as an adaptation rather than lungs?
Gills
How did scientists discover mountains?
Mountains are quite big so they are rather hard to miss. People knew about mountains long before there were any scientists.
Is brittle star a producer?
No, they are carnivorous and mostly eat dead matter. If anything I'd classify then as detrivores (decomposers) rather than producers.
