Although attempts to date the divergence between humans and chimpanzees using molecular sequence data do not perfectly agree,a rough consensus from multiple analyses would place the divergence date at ________.

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Multiple analyses suggest that the divergence between humans and chimpanzees occurred between 5 to 7 million years ago. Option A is too recent and is closer to the estimated time since the emergence of modern humans. Option B is too recent and conflicts with the fossil and archaeological evidence. Option D is the estimated time of divergence between the Homo lineage and the australopithecines. Option E is the time of the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

Although Attempts to Date the Divergence Between Humans and Chimpanzees