Looking at the figure above, identify any monophyletic and any paraphyletic groups
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Should include the following four monophyletic groupings: (1) elephants, manatees, and hyraxes, (2) tapirs and rhinoceroses, (3) horses, tapirs, and rhinoceroses, (4) cetaceans, hippopotamuses, ruminates, and pigs; could include the combination of (2) and (3) above and could include the whole tree. Answers should include the pachyderms as the paraphyletic group.
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