When it was first classified by biologists, the elephant shrew was placed with the bicolored shrew in a cladogram. Since then, additional evidence has been found that caused scientists to remove the elephant shrew from the shrew group and place it in a new position in a cladogram. In the new position, the elephant shrew is now closer to elephants than to shrews. What evidence would have been strong enough to support this change?

A. mating experiments
B. homologous structures
C. body fossils
D. DNA sequences

D?

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Yes, you are correct. The evidence that would have been strong enough to support the change in the position of the elephant shrew in the cladogram would be DNA sequences (Option D).

DNA sequences provide valuable information about the evolutionary relationships between different species. By comparing the DNA sequences of different organisms, scientists can identify similarities and differences that can help determine their evolutionary connections.

If scientists found that the DNA sequences of the elephant shrew were more closely related to elephants than to shrews, it would be a strong indicator that the elephant shrew should be placed in a new position on the cladogram, closer to elephants.

Therefore, option D, DNA sequences, would be the most suitable evidence to support the change in the elephant shrew's position in the cladogram.