Hello, I need help answering number 5 questions using the phylogeny below pls & thank you! 5.a) In the 1990s, when only mitochondrial DNA sequencing was available, geneticists claimed that there was no hybridization between humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). Does the phylogeny shown above support the claim humans did not hybridize with Neanderthals in the past? How can you tell? b) Once nuclear DNA sequencing became fast and able to handle sequencing ancient DNA, living humans were found to have some Neanderthal genes. Is this finding clear evidence that some early modern humans did indeed hybridize with Neanderthals? Why? c) Did female H. sapiens hybridize with Neanderthal males to produce fertile offspring that then back-crossed with modern humans? What does the graph say about this?

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Hello, I need help answering number 5 questions using the phylogeny below pls & thank you! 5.a) In the 1990s, when only mitochondrial DNA sequencing was available, geneticists claimed that there was no hybridization between humans (Homo sapiens) and Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). Does the phylogeny shown above support the claim humans did not hybridize with Neanderthals in the past? How can you tell? b) Once nuclear DNA sequencing became fast and able to handle sequencing ancient DNA, living humans were found to have some Neanderthal genes. Is this finding clear evidence that some early modern humans did indeed hybridize with Neanderthals? Why? c) Did female H. sapiens hybridize with Neanderthal males to produce fertile offspring that then back-crossed with modern humans? What does the graph say about this? d) Did male H. sapiens hybridize with Neanderthal females that then back-crossed with modern humans? What does the graph say about this? Picture reference: Futuyma, D. J. (2017). Chapter 21 Evolution and Homo sapiens. In 1364598148 998145751 M. Kirkpatrick (Ed.), Evolution (4th ed., pp. 545-570). Sunderland, Massachusetts: Sinauer Associates.
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Transcribed Image Text:(A) Bonobos Chimpanzees Living humans Neanderthals EVOLUTION 4e, Figure 21.13 (Part 1) © 2017 Sinauer Associates, Inc.
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