Comparisons of Neanderthal DNA Revealed That There Are More Similarities

question 39

Multiple Choice

Comparisons of Neanderthal DNA revealed that there are more similarities to non-African DNA than reference sequences from West Africans. Additionally, scientists found that Neanderthal DNA is as closely related to East Asians as to Europeans. This indicates that interbreeding occurred before human migration further east.
What process of population genetics generated these results?

• A) adaptive evolution
• B) gene flow
• C) gene drift
• D) nonrandom mating

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