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Match the term to these definitions.
UNDERSTANDING THE TERMS
Taxonomy, Classification, Phylogeny, Phylogenetic tree, Taxon, Homology, Analogy, Cladistics, Nomendature, Archaea, Fungi, Protista
.......... similarity in structure due to having a common ancestor.

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Homology is the existence of shared common ancestry between a pair of structure or genes in different taxa.

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