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The Family-Level Classification of Anthropoid Primates Violates the Principles of Cladistic

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The family-level classification of anthropoid primates violates the principles of cladistic taxonomy because


A) the Hominidae is not monophyletic.
B) the Pongidae is not monophyletic.
C) the Hominidae is not a valid adaptive zone.
D) the orangutans are closer to humans than to gorillas in violation of their family-level taxonomy.

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