Woolly mammoths were determined to be closely related to living elephants on the basis of ____.
A) DNA sequencing of nuclear genes
B) fossilized morphological evidence
C) embryological evidence inferred from fossils
D) mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences
E) cytochrome c amino acid sequences

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Woolly mammoths have been determined to be closely related to living elephants through the analysis of both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. These genetic analyses have provided clear evidence of their close evolutionary relationship.

Woolly Mammoths Were Determined to Be Closely Related to Living