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According to the cladogram, which organisms are in the smallest clade with birds? mc011-1.jpg crocodiles primates rodents and rabbits sharks

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the answer is A. Crocodiles
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The correct answer is Crocodiles


Cladograms, also sometimes called the phylogenetic trees are diagrams of evolutionary relationships between species.

These diagrams are constructed by biologists based on genetic and anatomical similarities between species.

In the cladogram of vertebrates presented below you can see that the birds and the crocodiles are placed on the same branch (clade) which indicates that they are closely related.

According to the cladogram, which organisms are in the smallest clade with birds? mc-example-1
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