Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 26, Problem 7SQ
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Concept introduction: Hominins are the group of all extinct human-like species and humans, where they showed the unique characteristic of bipedalism. Australopiths are early hominins and are ancestors to humans.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
Ch. 26 - Data Analysis Activities Neanderthal Hair Color...Ch. 26 - Data Analysis Activities Neanderthal Hair Color...Ch. 26 - Prob. 3DAACh. 26 - Prob. 1SQCh. 26 - The closest relatives of bonobos are ________. a....Ch. 26 - Prob. 3SQCh. 26 - Prob. 4SQCh. 26 - The 3.6-million-year-old footprints left by...Ch. 26 - The position where a spinal cord enters the skull...Ch. 26 - Prob. 7SQ
Ch. 26 - Prob. 8SQCh. 26 - A prominent chin is typical of _______. a. Homo...Ch. 26 - Prob. 10SQCh. 26 - Prob. 11SQCh. 26 - Prob. 12SQCh. 26 - Prob. 13SQCh. 26 - Match each group with its description. _____...Ch. 26 - Prob. 15SQCh. 26 - Prob. 1CTCh. 26 - Think about the pattern of human dispersal. Given...Ch. 26 - Prob. 3CT
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