What does the Regional Continuity Model of modern Homo sapiens origins not propose?
A) Modern humans did not appear solely in Africa.
B) Premodern populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens.
C) There was gene flow between premodern populations from different regions of the Old World.
D) Local populations would have evolved totally independently from one another
E) Local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one another

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The Regional Continuity Model proposes that premodern populations in Europe, Asia, and Africa all evolved into modern Homo sapiens, and there was gene flow between them, which suggests that local populations would not have evolved totally independently from one another. Therefore, option D, which suggests that local populations would have evolved totally independently from one another, is not proposed by the Regional Continuity Model.

What Does the Regional Continuity Model of Modern Homo Sapiens