It May Be That Red Hair Evolved in Neanderthals and Then

question 209

Multiple Choice

It may be that red hair evolved in Neanderthals and then was introduced into human populations via interbreeding.If this is so, this would be an example of

• A) gene pooling.
• B) genetic drift.
• C) gene flow.
• D) a founder effect.
• E) Muller's ratchet.

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