Loose Leaf For Integrated Principles Of Zoology
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ISBN: 9781260411140
Author: Cleveland P Hickman Jr. Emeritus, Susan L. Keen, David J Eisenhour Professor PhD, Allan Larson, Helen I'Anson Associate Professor of Biology
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 28, Problem 19RQ
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To determine: The way in which the genera Homo and Australopithecus differ.
Introduction: Genetic evidence showed that about 7–10 million years ago, humans were evolved from chimpanzees. The evolution of skeletal variations between other hominids and humans is linked with changes in posture and diet.
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