Vincent Sarich and Allan Wilson Estimated That Humans Diverged from Their

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Multiple Choice

Vincent Sarich and Allan Wilson estimated that humans diverged from their closest living primate relatives about 5 million years ago.What line of evidence did they use initially?

• A) cladistic analysis of DNA sequences from living primates
• B) chromosomal banding patterns, fusions, and fissions
• C) radiometric dating of fossils
• D) DNA denaturation and re-annealing temperatures
• E) reactions between primate serum proteins and antibodies to human serum

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