Multiple Choice
According to the practices of biological nomenclature, if the same name is inadvertently given to two different species,
A) the species named first keeps the name and the second species is given a replacement name.
B) the species named last keeps the name and the species named first is given a replacement name.
C) a coin is flipped.
D) the head of the Cladistics Society chooses which species keeps the name.
E) both species are given new names.
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