If you’re confused: Birds are dinosaurs, crocodiles aren’t; note the “closest living relatives

  • dogsoahC@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Though, isn’t being part of a group the closest you can get in terms of relatedness?

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, it’s like being related to your family. Most people would consider your relatives to be related to you.

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        1 month ago

        Are octopus related to octopus? I mean technically they’re 100% related, but also they aren’t related as related implies not being. Depends on your interpretation.

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          Are you saying octopus are all incest babies? Scandalous.

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            Ah sorry, the genome of octopus’ mating is only 99.99 something % similar. Not 100%. Rounding reflex.