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Would the respective genomes of so-called "primitive" taxa like crocodillians and "advanced" ones like primates be roughly equally distinct and divergent from their common ancestor? Is this a reason why the term "living fossil" has fallen out of favor?

by /u/rrtaylor in /r/askscience

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