A group of related genera with less number of similarities as compared to genus and species is

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There are seven obligate taxonomic categories: kingdom, phylum/division, class, order, family, genus and species.

The taxonomic category family is a group of related genera with less number of similarities as compared to genus and species.

Order is the assemblage of related families.

The classes with a few similar characters are assigned to division in case of plants and phylum in the case of animals.

So, the correct answer is option B.

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