Molecular Anthropology

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Comparing the genetic The order of nucleotides in a DNA or RNA molecule, or the order of amino acids in a protein molecule.sequence of people groups allows scientist to determine how modern humans spread across the planet. For example, this evidence can be used to falsify the Book of Mormon account for the origin of Native Americans. Those groups that exhibit the greatest genetic dissimilarity should represent the oldest populations. Therefore, the geographic location for the origin of modern humans can be determined from these studies.