Which One of the Following Statements About the Classification of Arthropods

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about the classification of arthropods and crustaceans is false?

• A)Traditionally,insects were grouped with the myriapods (centipedes and millipedes).
• B)One role of the Hox gene family is to determine the patterning of appendages.
• C)Molecular phylogenetics suggests that insects are "flying crustaceans."
• D)Insects are uniramous,whereas crustaceans are biramous.
• E)Molecular phylogenetics suggests that myriapods and insects may be sister clades.

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