Two organisms in the same Species would be more closely related to one another than those in the same Kingdom or the same Family.
In the biological classification system, the hierarchy is structured as follows (from broader to more specific):
- Kingdom - a very broad category that includes diverse organisms.
- Family - a more specific category within a kingdom that groups together related genera (plural of genus).
- Species - the most specific category, which includes organisms that are very similar and can typically interbreed.
Thus, organisms within the same species share a closer genetic relationship than those in the same family or kingdom.
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