A student is investigating three organisms to determine patterns of common ancestry. All three organisms have similar embryological development. Organisms X and Y have similar DNA. She reviews the data shown below.
The student wants to create a model to represent the relationships of the three organisms. Which cladogram should the student create?
a
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b
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c
fd063ba7-d798-4370-bd8e-c3f780536048
d
6532d26a-c83a-40aa-9a0e-a26b6468da56
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The student should create cladogram B (0746b030-e595-4ab2-9349-be6274523559) because it shows the organisms X and Y sharing a common branch due to their similar DNA, while also showing that all three organisms have similar embryological development.
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