One Interpretation of the Genetic Evidence Is That the Intermixing

question 27

Multiple Choice

One interpretation of the genetic evidence is that the intermixing of the Neandertal and the modern human lineages

• A) never occurred
• B) occurred between 2 million and 1 million years ago
• C) occurred between 80,000 and 50,000 years ago
• D) occurred between 690,000 and 550,000 years ago
• E) will be impossible to determine.

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