DNA from a Fossil Is Found,and It Is Hypothesized That

question 4

Multiple Choice

DNA from a fossil is found,and it is hypothesized that the mother was a Neanderthal and the father was a human.Which of the following would support this hypothesis?

• A) finding discernable amounts of nuclear Neanderthal and human DNA but no mitochondrial Neanderthal DNA
• B) finding discernable amounts of mitochondrial and nuclear Neanderthal DNA along with nuclear human DNA
• C) finding significant amounts of human mitochondrial and nuclear DNA along with some nuclear Neanderthal DNA
• D) finding all of the nuclear DNA to be Neanderthal and all of the mitochondrial DNA to be human

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