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Question:

Which of the following BEST summarizes paragraph 2?

A After comparing genomes, the results provided new, additional information regarding Scandinavian travel during the Viking Age.

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The answer provides information regarding the research and effectively summarizes the fact that new, additional information was learned. This information includes the fact that “the effects of Scandinavian maritime expansion during the Viking Age was twofold”, the presence of “mixed ancestries”, and the fact that genetic DNA “moved along the most common trade and raiding routes”.

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