Mitochondrial DNA is useful to studies of human history because .
A) it is inherited by both parents, allowing researchers to trace DNA from maternal and paternal origins
B) it is inherited maternally and its sequence changes very little over time
C) it is inherited maternally and its sequence is typically more diverse than nuclear DNA
D) it is inherited paternally
E) it can be used to identify the mother of any human
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