There Is Still Some Controversy Among Biologists About Whether Neanderthals

question 28

Multiple Choice

There is still some controversy among biologists about whether Neanderthals should be placed within the same species as modern humans or into a separate species of their own. Most DNA sequence data analyzed so far indicate that there was probably little or no gene flow between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens. Which species concept is most applicable in this example?

• A) phylogenetic
• B) ecological
• C) morphological
• D) biological

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