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    Two Taxa That Are More Closely Related to Each Other
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Two Taxa That Are More Closely Related to Each Other

Question 59

Question 59

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Two taxa that are more closely related to each other than to any other taxon are called _____ groups.


A) sister
B) paraphyletic
C) homologous
D) polyphyletic
E) analogous

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