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To tell if organisms are similar you need to use the genus, species name always changes. For example: wolves and domestic dogs. A wolf's scientific name is canis lupus. A dog's scientific name is canis familiaris. All animals in the dog family start with canis, then from there there species name, and then from there, there is the sub-species name.

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