Assertion: komodo dragon | /r/HasProperty | the closest relative
Facets:
value: of the lace monitor
type: OTHER
value: with diverging from a lineage
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Genetic analysis of mitochondrial DNA shows the Komodo dragon to be the closest relative (sister taxon) of the lace monitor (V. varius), with their common ancestor diverging from a lineage that gave rise to the crocodile monitor (Varanus salvadorii) of New Guinea.