Question
Distinguish between Artificial System and Phylogenetic System.
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Answer
| Artificial System | Phylogenetic System |
| The organisms are categorised on the basis of one/few superficial characters. | The organisms are categorised on the basis of relationship with their ancestors. |
| It was based on Bauhin and Linnaeus's work. | It was on Eichler's system of classification. |
| Suggested by Theophrastus in his book named Historia Plantarum | Suggested by Darwin and Walace; as the evolutionary theory was its base. |
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