According to this week’s lessons, we learned about the emergence of modern humans and explored three different models of their origins, traced their migration patterns around the world, studied human biological variation and the different ways humans have adapted to their environments. Instructions for Peer Review: Pick only one topic! Write the full name of the topic you are choosing for this week in your post title. You do not have to answer all the questions within the topic question, but they are there to help stimulate what to write about. Make sure your post has a minimum of 250 words, incorporate what you learned from the readings and apply it to addressing the topic questions.
Models of Modern Human Origins: What are the main differences between the three models? Which one has overwhelming support today? How do the three models explain 1-4% Neanderthal ancestry within modern Europeans and Asians today? Where did modern humans originate from? Where did they migrate to first? What continents or landmasses were reached initially by modern humans? How does the Founder Effect apply to mass human migrations out of their place of origin in East Africa? Topic 2: Adaptation: What are the major differences between acclimatization, non-genetic adaptability‘adaptation, and genetic adaptation? Mention examples to illustrate your points.
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