After Conducting Genetic Analysis of a Newly Found Fossil of an Early

question 11

Multiple Choice

After conducting genetic analysis of a newly found fossil of an early modern Homo sapiens, you find that several nucleotide sequences are the same as those documented in Neandertals.You know that this

• A)suggests that the only possible explanation for the origins of modern humans is the out-of-Africa theory.
• B)can be used as evidence to support both the out-of-Africa model and assimilation models for modern human origins.
• C)is evidence that supports assimilation and multiregional evolution models for modern human evolution.
• D)provides evidence that none of the working models of modern human origins are appropriate based on the gene flow documented in these results.

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