Why Did DNA Technology Lead to the Use of Cladistics?
In determining evolutionary relationships and constructing family trees, cladistics is the most
commonly used method. Its use has helped advance science in many areas, including
anthropology and botany, as well as understanding how life evolved

Xu Guo Dalian University of Technology
Xu Guo is the Changjiang Chair Professor in Engineering Mechanics at Dalian University of
Technology, Deputy Director of the State Key Laboratory for Structural Analysis of Industrial
Equipment, and a Changjiang Chair Professor. He received his Ph.D. from Dalian University of
Technology in 1998, and joined the university’s faculty in 2000.

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