The most recent evidence clarifying the relationship between modern humans and Neanderthals comes from analysis of

A) skeletal structure.
B) the types of tools that were made by Neanderthals.
C) Neanderthal artwork and burial rites.
D) Neanderthal mitochondrial DNA.


Answer: D

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