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Numerical taxonomy is based on

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all observable characters

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cytological information only

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chemical constituents only

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none of these

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The correct option is A all observable characters
Numerical taxonomy is carried out using computers. It is based on all observable characteristics. In numerical taxonomy, numbers and codes are assigned to all the characters and every character is given equal importance.

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