The genes of Ensatina eschscholtzii should be more similar to the genes of Ensatina xanthoptica than they are to the genes of Ensantina klauberi.

a. true
b. false


Ans: a. true
(E. eschscholtzii and E. xanthoptica should have more similar genes because they interbreed directly rather than indirectly.)

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