Fungi and plants were classified as belonging to the same group of organisms in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.Now, fungi are known to be more closely related to animals than to plants.A comparison of which property of fungi, animals, and plants could have prompted this change in scientific thinking?

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The comparison of genomes across fungi, animals, and plants has provided evidence that fungi are more closely related to animals than to plants. Genetic analysis, including DNA sequencing, has shown that fungi share a more recent common ancestor with animals, leading to this change in classification.

Fungi and Plants Were Classified as Belonging to the Same