Genomic Studies of Neanderthals,modern Humans,and Chimpanzees Have Confirmed That ____

Question

Genomic studies of Neanderthals,modern humans,and chimpanzees have confirmed that ____.
A) humans evolved from Denisovans
B) humans and Neanderthals interbred
C) humans and Neanderthals are 98.8% genetically identical
D) humans are direct descendants of Neanderthals
E) there is a 5% difference in the coding regions of the human genome vs. the chimpanzee genome

Accepted Answer

Genomic studies have indeed confirmed that humans and Neanderthals interbred, as evidenced by the presence of Neanderthal DNA in the genomes of modern humans outside Africa.