Modern Molecular Genetics Methods Have Been Used to Increase Our

question 38

Multiple Choice

Modern molecular genetics methods have been used to increase our knowledge of recent human evolution in which of the following ways?

• A) to show that selection in humans has been accelerating over the past 10,000 years
• B) to identify the genes responsible for lactose intolerance
• C) to compare competing theories for the timeline of human origins out of Africa
• D) all of the above

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