# Can taxonomy "prove" that two separate populations belong to the same species?

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**Created:** [June 8, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-taxonomy-prove-that-two-separate-populations-belong-to-the-same-species/943870 "2021-06-08T20:49:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-taxonomy-prove-that-two-separate-populations-belong-to-the-same-species/943870/9 "2021-06-09T21:21:46Z")

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Agreed. I got a good chuckle out of that one.

Coincidentally, somebody almost coined another one a couple days ago:

> [@Possibly dating someone with MS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possibly-dating-someone-with-ms/943632/23):
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> Dockage has occurred

Docklings. As in Ugly …

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