Based on this idea, explain why species in the same genus are relatively similar phenotypically, while different species in different orders exhibit much larger phenotypic differences (see Campbell Fig. 26.4.)?

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Based on Darwin’s Principle of Divergence
Based on this idea, explain why species in the same genus are relatively similar
phenotypically, while different species in different orders exhibit much larger phenotypic
differences (see Campbell Fig. 26.4.)?
Order
Family Genus
Species
...
Panthera
pardus
(leopard)
A.
Taxidea
taxus
(American
badger)
Lutra lutra
(European
otter)
Canis
latrans
(coyote)
Canis
lupus
(gray wolf)
Increasing time since divergence
Panthera Taxidea
Lutra
Canis
Mustelidae
Canidae
Felidae
Carnivora
Transcribed Image Text:Based on this idea, explain why species in the same genus are relatively similar phenotypically, while different species in different orders exhibit much larger phenotypic differences (see Campbell Fig. 26.4.)? Order Family Genus Species ... Panthera pardus (leopard) A. Taxidea taxus (American badger) Lutra lutra (European otter) Canis latrans (coyote) Canis lupus (gray wolf) Increasing time since divergence Panthera Taxidea Lutra Canis Mustelidae Canidae Felidae Carnivora
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