Which of the following is NOT true of the domestication of plants and animals?

A. It happened simultaneously in the Old and New Worlds.
B. It began during the Late Pleistocene or the Early Holocene.
C. It occurred independently in a number of areas.
D. It appears to have occurred first in Southwest Asia.


Answer: A

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