Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: According to molecular genetic studies the gharial and the false gharial ( Tomistoma ) are close relatives , which would support to place them in the same family .
Simplified: Janke et al . ( 2005 ) , using molecular genetic evidence , found the gharial and the false gharial ( Tomistoma ) to be close relatives , and placed them together in the same family .