Find the next term (?) in the following alpha-numeric series:

A-01, D-04, G-09, J-16, M-25, ?

Looking at the series: A-01, D-04, G-09, J-16, M-25, ?

The letters follow a pattern based on their position in the alphabet:

A is the 1st letter

D is the 4th letter

G is the 7th letter

J is the 10th letter

M is the 13th letter

The positions are: 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, ...

Each position increases by 3.

The next position: $13 + 3 = 16$

The 16th letter of the alphabet is P.

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The numbers in the series are: 01, 04, 09, 16, 25, ...

These are perfect squares:

$1^2 = 1$

$2^2 = 4$

$3^2 = 9$

$4^2 = 16$

$5^2 = 25$

The next term: $6^2 = 36$

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Therefore, the next term in the series is P-36.

The answer is Option 3.