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Multiple Choice

$0\mathrm{.}5$ points

As part of the Human Genome Diversity Project, researchers examined the microsatellite loci of $51$ populations from around the globe and computed the distance of each population from East Africa. What did they find?

Human genetic variation increases with distance from eastern Africa.

Human genetic variation decreases smoothly with distance from eastern Africa.

$6$ Human genetic variation initially decreases just outside Africa but increases again with distance from eastern Africa.

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Human genetic variation remains remarkably consistent, regardless of distance from eastern Africa.