NEET Biology question

If Neanderthals are not the direct ancestors of modern humans, is it still possible that humans and Neanderthals are related?

(A)Yes, because we share a common ancestor, and humans and Neanderthals could have interbred.Correct
(B)Yes, but only if humans and Neanderthals could have interbred and produced fertile hybrids.
(C)No, because the human evolutionary tree is strictly linear and without branches.
(D)No, because this means that Neanderthals evolved from an entirely different branch of organism than humans did.

Answer: (A)

Solution

Even though Neanderthals are now understood to be a side branch rather than a direct ancestor of modern humans, both lineages descend from a common

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