Cladistics - Simple Question # 1

["D.I.G." <dinosaur@interport.net>]

In my never ending struggle to understand the subtle shadings of
cladistics, I'm trying to boil down the complexities to some simple
questions which I hope y'all will indulge and perhaps offer some
thoughts:

Question 1 (of a limited edition series)

What question does Cladistics seek to answer?

So that's it.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
ES

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