Scientists Use Mitochondrial DNA to Track the Migration of Humans

question 49

Multiple Choice

Scientists use mitochondrial DNA to track the migration of humans across the planet.After a group migrates away from their ancestral homeland,any mutations that occur are not mixed with those left in the ancestral population.Therefore,mitochondrial DNA samples taken from ____ would have the most unique mutations,representing the most recent population to migrate to a new area.

• A)Africa
• B)Asia
• C)Australia
• D)Europe
• E)the Americas

---

Definitions:

Sociology Majors

Students specializing in the study of society, social relationships, and institutions as their primary academic discipline.

Buy Nothing Day

An international day of protest against consumerism, typically observed by refraining from purchasing non-essential goods.

Radical Social Movement

A type of social movement aiming for fundamental changes in society, often challenging existing power structures and norms.

Regressive

Term describing resistance to particular social changes, efforts to maintain the status quo, or attempts to reestablish an earlier form of social order.