Which statement is not a good explanation for the relatively low genetic variability among modern human populations?

A. There is greater variability within populations than among them.
B. Human population size has increased drastically in a short period of time.
C. Ancestral human population sizes were very small.
D. Humans have a global geographic distribution.
E. The level of inbreeding within human populations has been high at times.


Answer: D. Humans have a global geographic distribution.

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