Cavalli-Sforza's phylogenetic tree of the world's populations indicates that __________ was the earliest significant genetic event in human prehistory

a. the arrival of humans in Australia
b. the peopling of the Americas
c. the separation of African populations from all others
d. the evolution of Homo sapiens from Homo erectus groups across Europe and Asia


Correct Answer: c

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