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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Molecular phylogenetics suggests that insects are more closely related to crustaceans than to myriapods, making the statement about myriapods and insects being sister clades false.

Which One of the Following Statements About the Classification of Arthropods