Scientists use DNA to track the migration of humans across the planet.After a group migrates away from their ancestral homeland,any mutations that occur are not mixed with those left in the ancestral population.Therefore,DNA samples taken from ________ would have the most unique mutations,representing the most recent population to migrate to a new area.
A) Africa
B) Asia
C) Australia
D) Europe
E) the Americas

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The Americas were among the last regions to be populated through human migration, making DNA samples from there likely to have the most unique mutations due to less time for intermixing with other populations before their arrival.

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