share an ancestor

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• The two species share a common ancestor.
• Genetic studies revealed that the two isolated tribes shared an ancestor millions of years ago.
• It's fascinating to think that humans and chimpanzees share a relatively recent ancestor.
• According to the family tree, my cousin and I share a distant ancestor from the 18th century.
• Do all mammals share a single common ancestor?
• Although they look very different, the whale and the hippopotamus share a surprisingly close ancestor.
• Historians believe these two royal families share an ancestor through an ancient marriage alliance.
• Metaphorically, both C++ and Java share a conceptual ancestor in the C programming language.
• Scientists have confirmed that these birds share an ancestor with dinosaurs.
• It is widely accepted that all life on Earth shares a universal common ancestor.