According to a 1999 study,the vegetarian finch is genetically no more similar to the tree finch than it is to the ground finch,despite the fact that it is placed in the same genus as the tree finch.Based on this finding,it is reasonable to conclude that the vegetarian finch
A)is no more closely related to the tree finch than it is to the ground finch,despite its classification.
B)should be reclassified as a warbler finch.
C)is not truly a descendent of the original ancestral finch.
D)is a hybrid species,resulting from a cross between a ground finch and a tree finch.

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The study found that the vegetarian finch is genetically no more similar to the tree finch than it is to the ground finch, despite the fact that it is placed in the same genus as the tree finch. This suggests that the classification of the vegetarian finch may be incorrect and that it is not closely related to the tree finch as previously thought. Therefore, choice A is the best answer.

According to a 1999 Study,the Vegetarian Finch Is Genetically No