In a taxonomic hierarchy, the number of common characters will increase as we go from

Species to kingdom

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Kingdom to species

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Order to class

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Genus from species

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Solution

The correct option is D Kingdom to species
Common characters increase as we are move from lower taxonomic rank to the higher one. Each higher rank contains several lower ranks taxa.
Species is a lower rank than kingdom and genus.
The order is a lower rank than class.
So, the correct option is 'Kingdom to species'.

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