Based on the Figure Shown, Which of the Following Statements

question 9

Multiple Choice

Based on the figure shown, which of the following statements regarding the competing hypotheses is true?

• A) The placentals and marsupials are sister groups under the Theria hypothesis, and the monotremes and marsupials are sister groups under the Marsupionta hypothesis.
• B) The monotremes and marsupials are sister groups under the Theria hypothesis, and the placentals and marsupials are sister groups under the Marsupionta hypothesis.
• C) The monotremes and marsupials do not form a sister group under either the Theria hypothesis or the Marsupionta hypothesis.
• D) The monotremes and marsupials form a sister group under both the Theria hypothesis and the Marsupionta hypothesis.

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