Question

multiple choice question
the scheme that represents the relationship between groups of living organisms due to their relatedness by descent is called
phylogeny
phenotype
genotype
locus
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Explanation:

Phylogeny represents the evolutionary relationships among groups of living organisms due to their relatedness by descent. Phenotype is the observable characteristics of an organism. Ontogeny is the development of an individual organism. Taxon is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. So the correct term for the relationship by descent - based relationships among groups of living organisms is phylogeny.

Answer:

phyogeny