On Which Continent Would You Expect to Find the Most

question 74

Multiple Choice

On which continent would you expect to find the most human genetic diversity and why?

• A) Africa, because it has the oldest human populations, containing alleles that originated long ago and have evolved since.
• B) Australia, because it has the oldest human populations.
• C) Australia, because it has had a relatively small population size for a relatively short amount of time.
• D) Europe, because it had waves of human migration from other parts of the world over the course of many thousands of years.
• E) South America because it was one of the last continents to be inhabited by humans.

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