The fact that modern Native Americans share certain genetic markers with indigenous populations in southern Siberia,but not with others,is evidence that

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The fact that modern Native Americans share certain genetic markers with indigenous populations in southern Siberia but not with others suggests that their ancestors likely migrated from Siberia to the Americas. This is supported by archaeological evidence and is known as the Bering Land Bridge Theory. It is unlikely that the ancestors of Native Americans migrated from Europe or that the ancestors of modern Siberians migrated from the west coast of the U.S. Additionally, mitochondrial Eve is not relevant to this specific question as she is a theoretical ancestor of all humans, not just Native Americans and indigenous populations in southern Siberia. Finally, the similarity in genetic markers is not likely due to chance mutations as the chances of the same mutations occurring in two separate populations are very low.

The Fact That Modern Native Americans Share Certain Genetic Markers