In recent years, DNA sequences (nucleotide sequence) of mtDNA and Y-chromosome were considered for the study of human evolution, because

they can be studied from the samples of fossil remains.

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they are small and therefore, easy to study.

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they are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination.

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their structure is known in greater detail.

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The correct option is C
they are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination.

Wilson and Sarich choosed mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA) for the study of maternal line inheritance, while Y-chromosome, were considered for the study of human evolution particularly male domain. It is possible because they are uniparental in origin and do not take part in recombination.

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