Which of these statements is not a characteristic of the cladistics system?
it shows the "rank" of the organism.
it shows the probable sequence of origins.
it shows shared, derived characteristics.

American scientist, linus pauling, was one of many scientists racing to discover the molecular structure of dna. pauling initially thought that the molecule was a triple helix. later, james watson and francis crick unveiled their double helix model, which turned out to be an accurate description of the molecule's shape. why did watson and crick succeed when pauling failed?