According to the evidence, the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees lived about 6 million years ago.Based on a molecular clock, if a rapidly evolving gene shows 10 percent divergence between humans and chimpanzees and 0.6 percent divergence between humans and Neanderthals, then humans and Neanderthals diverged from each other _______ years ago.

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The Answer of According to the evidence, the common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees lived about 6 million years ago.Based on a molecular clock, if a rapidly evolving gene shows 10 percent divergence between humans and chimpanzees and 0.6 percent divergence between humans and Neanderthals, then humans and Neanderthals diverged from each other _______ years ago.

According to the Evidence, the Common Ancestor of Humans and Chimpanzees