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Scientific classification systems have changed throughout time. In the past, the classification of organisms was based mostly on shared physical characteristics. What forms the basis of the modern classification system

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Modern scientists base their classifications mainly on molecular similarities. They group together organisms that have similar proteins and DNA. Molecular similarities show that organisms are related

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