What do paleoanthropologists generally believe about genetic findings?
a. Genetic findings do not need corresponding fossil evidence to be true.
b. Genetic findings need corresponding fossil evidence to be true.
c. Genetic findings are nearly always incorrect.
d. Genetic findings have no place in studying human evolution.
Ans: b. Genetic findings need corresponding fossil evidence to be true.
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