I was thinking that DNA % would be the ideal way. As in, seeing what percentage various species share in comparison to closely related species and use that as a starting point (to be researched and fine tuned as time goes on). Then we wouldn't have to guess if a new discovery is the same species as something we already have or if it needs to classified as a new species. However, that seemed to be characterized as a crazy idea by some on Reddit.
I asked this about DNA and got an education on how DNA is a small part of our make up. So, are there any things we can measure/count to say that two plants or animals share ??% of these things and are therefore the same species or different species? Or does whether or not some things are species are just voted on. Seems like it would be more scientific to count than vote.
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I was thinking that DNA % would be the ideal way. As in, seeing what percentage various species share in comparison to closely related species and use that as a starting point (to be researched and fine tuned as time goes on). Then we wouldn't have to guess if a new discovery is the same species as something we already have or if it needs to classified as a new species. However, that seemed to be characterized as a crazy idea by some on Reddit.