Biology: Science for Life with Physiology (5th Edition)
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Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Borden Maier
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 12, Problem 2LTB
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The presence of less diversity in humans represents that they are recently evolved species.
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The genetic diversity within the species can be defined as the differences in the genetic sequence within the species. It is observed that, in the course of evolution, species representing more diversity are older ones or surviving from a long period of time.
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