alleryWhat does evidence of archaic-human interbreeding show about evolution?
AIt stopped before Homo sapiens
BIt excluded all gene flow
CIt was not strictly linear
DIt followed one straight line
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. It was not strictly linear
Interbreeding means human evolution was reticulate rather than strictly linear.
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