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Betsy O.
Oct 1, 2015

Modern biological classification goes beyond apparent similarities, and instead traces evolutionary relationships.

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As all current life can be traced back to a common ancestor, modern classification reflects the degree of relatedness. Closely-related species can be classified in the same genus. Clusters of genera can be classified in the same family. The higher the level, the farther back in time the common ancestor was. So species in the same genus are more closely related than species in different genera, but within the same family.

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