Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) Recovered from a Fossil Hominin from Sima

question 65

Multiple Choice

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) recovered from a fossil hominin from Sima de los Huesos in northern Spain shows connections to the mtDNA of

• A) Ardipithecus ramidus.
• B) the robust australopiths.
• C) the gracile australopiths.
• D) the Denisovans.

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