What Does Genetic Data from Fossils Found at Denisova Cave

question 19

Multiple Choice

What does genetic data from fossils found at Denisova Cave indicate?

• A) Neanderthals and other hominins of the time were genetically isolated.
• B) Denisovans, a population that predates 50,000 years, share a common ancestor with Neanderthals postdating the Neanderthal-human split.
• C) A very small-bodied form of Homo ergaster or erectus evolved in Europe.
• D) The Denisovans are a form of Neanderthal.

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