How Is MtDNA Used to Trace Lineages

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Multiple Choice

How is mtDNA used to trace lineages?

• A) Mutations in mtDNA can be used to track lines of ancestry through males back thousands of generations.
• B) The absence or presence of mtDNA can be used to group people into one of two lineages that descended from Mitochondrial Eve.
• C) Each of the seven types of mtDNA can be identified and tracked back to one of Earth's seven main landmasses.
• D) Differences in mtDNA can be used to group people into lineages and determine how long ago they shared a common ancestor.
• E) The varying number of genes on mtDNA can be used to determine lineages and trace the lineages back to a shared ancestor.

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