Molecular techniques led to the reinterpretation of morphologically based phylogeny such that
A)Ecdysozoa and Lophotrochozoa were designated as clades.
B)Bilateria was designated as a monophyletic group.
C)annelids and arthropods were designated as closely related.
D)rotifers and nematodes were designated as closely relateD.
E)echinoderms and chordates were placed in entirely different clades.

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Molecular techniques led to the designation of Ecdysozoa and Lophotrochozoa as distinct clades, based on molecular similarities and differences between various groups within these larger clades. This reinterpretation was based on molecular data rather than solely on morphological characteristics, as had been the case in the past.

Molecular Techniques Led to the Reinterpretation of Morphologically Based Phylogeny