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Since crabs and barnacles belong to the same evolutionary lineage, one would expect their DNA to be more similar. However, convergent evolution could result in homoplasies that would cause a barnacle to have DNA more similar to that of a limpet than a crab.

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Would a barnacle's DNA be more similar to the DNA of a crab or that of a limpet?

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