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Class Reptilia Includes All Reptiles, and Class Aves Includes All

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Class Reptilia includes all reptiles, and Class Aves includes all birds.However, a cladistics approach would place birds in the same class with reptiles.Why would a cladistician classify birds and reptiles in a single class despite the behavioral and physical differences between the two?


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Chromosome Variety

The range and differences in chromosome structures and numbers present within or across species, contributing to genetic diversity.

A Man's Sperm

The male reproductive cell or gamete, essential for fertilization and the inception of pregnancy.

A Woman's Ovum

The female reproductive cell, or egg, which, when fertilized by a sperm, can develop into an embryo.

Genotypic

Relating to the genotype, which comprises the entire set of genes in an organism that influence inherited traits.

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