Chance fluctuations of allele frequencies in the gene pool of a population are evidences of:
a. genetic drift
b. gene flow
c. mutation
d. directional selection
Question 2
You are a paleoanthropologist uncovering fossils in East Africa. Using a certain technique, you discover that a humanlike fossil is in a stratum between a volcanic eruption dated at 2.9 million years and another volcanic eruption whose rocks give a date of 3.6 million years. The fossil is about midway between these layers so you assign a tentative date of 3.2 to 3.3 million years to your fossil. What technique are you using?
a. Radiocarbon analysis
b. Stratigraphy
c. Dendrochronology
d. Potassium argon analysis
e. Grid system