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"close resemblance in/on ..." OR "closely resembling ..."

I think you would do better to replace resembling/resemblance with corresponding/correspondence. The baseline characteristics of these fracture populations closely correspond... or The baseline ...
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On the planet, or in the planet

The number of species on the planet, would be correct. On and in play an important role here, as the species don't live in the planet, but on. Hope this helps.
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Usage of *in*/*on* referring a Web object

Computer windows, such as the ones that contain dialogs, are metaphoric containers -- notice that you used the term box to refer to it. Therefore, the correct preposition is in. We use on when ...
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