Explain phylogenetic system of classification.

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classification of organisms based on their assumed evolutionary histories and relationships.
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It is based on evolutionary ancestry and generates trees called cladograms. Cladistics also identifies clades, which are groups of organisms that include an ancestor species and its descendants. Classifying organisms on the basis of descent from a common ancestor is called phylogenetic classification...
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