When We Compare Levels of Genetic Variation in a Contemporary

question 89

Multiple Choice

When we compare levels of genetic variation in a contemporary African population with that of a contemporary non-African population, we find there is:

• A)more variation in the African population.
• B)more variation in the non-African population.
• C)equal variation in both populations.
• D)no consistent pattern: sometimes we find more variation in the African population and sometimes we find more in the non-African population.
• E)None of the answer options is correct.

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