Each of the following statements describes a hypothetical future discovery. In l

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Each of the following statements describes a hypothetical future discovery. In light of our current understanding, briefly state which of these discoveries seem plausible, which would be moderately surprising, and which would be very surprising. Explain your reasoning in each case. (The reasoning you use is the most important part of each of these questions.)

a) On a very remote and isolated island off the coast of Southeast Asia, we discover a new human-like species, with generally human form but with many features not shared with any modern humans, and they are genetically shown to be more different from us than Neandertals were.

Explanation / Answer

Above statements seems to be plausible as the species shows a close association with human-like features at-least in morphologically but it has a wide difference when considering its genetical aspect but it shows a close resemblance with Neandertals on this aspect, this suggests the species might have originated by interbreeding between modern humans and Neandertals and finally resulting in disappearance of all the Neandertals through absorption and leaving behind both the characters of the species.

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