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In the classification hierarchy, which group—class or genus—has fewer members but more features in common? Explain your answer.

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The genus has fewer members but more features in common. In taxonomic hierarchy, lower categories contain closely related organisms sharing specific traits, whereas a class is broader and more diverse.

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    1. Genus has fewer members and shares significantly more common characteristics than a class. Biological hierarchy progresses from broad, inclusive categories down to narrow, specific ones. While a class groups multiple diverse orders with only general similarities, a genus consists solely of closely related species that share very specific structural, genetic and anatomical traits.

       

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