Concept explainers
To explain:
Hominid divergence in primates.
Introduction:
Evolution is the process by which an organism inherits or adapts favorable characteristics that prolong its survival in the living world. Nature automatically selects best fit individuals from a population that can evolve and transfer the characteristics to their progeny. Evolution is a time taking process that takes hundreds of years to become significant.
Explanation of Solution
Human beings are complex organisms. They are said to be evolved from primates, since many of the characteristic features of human beings match with the primates.
The sequence of hominid divergence is from ancestral anthropoid to chimpanzees.
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