So, hair is believed to have evolved in therapsids as an adaptation for insulation, but modern mammals have adapted hair for several other purposes. Why?

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Chapter27: Introduction To Animal Diversity
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Problem 3VCQ: Figure 27.9 Which of the following statements about diploblasts and triploblasts is false? Animals...
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So, hair is believed to have evolved in therapsids as an adaptation for insulation, but
 modern mammals have adapted hair for several other purposes. Why?

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