The MtDNA and Y Chromosome Evidence Favors the Viewpoint That

question 8

Multiple Choice

The mtDNA and Y chromosome evidence favors the viewpoint that

• A) modern humans evolved in areas of the Old World.
• B) modern humans evolved in Africa.
• C) African populations of modern humans interbred with archaic populations in Europe and Asia.
• D) modern humans are descended from a single pair of individuals like Adam and Eve.

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