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what is cladistics?
a. a way to breed animals for certain traits
b. a system that groups organisms by ancestry
c. a list of the traits an animal has
d. a system that groups organisms by traits

Explanation:

Cladistics is a biological classification system that groups organisms based on shared ancestry and evolutionary relationships. It uses derived characteristics to construct cladograms, which show the branching patterns of evolution.

Answer:

B. A system that groups organisms by ancestry