The hypothesis that anatomically modern hominins might have exchanged genes with more archaic populations they encountered after they left Africa is called the
A) regional continuity model.
B) replacement model.
C) Asian origin model.
D) mostly out-of-Africa model.

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The "mostly out-of-Africa model" suggests that while modern humans primarily originated in Africa, they also interbred with archaic populations like Neanderthals and Denisovans outside Africa.

The Hypothesis That Anatomically Modern Hominins Might Have Exchanged Genes