Biology 2e
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ISBN: 9781947172517
Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 29, Problem 22RQ
Which of the following human traits is not a shared characteristic of primates?
- Hip structure supporting bipedalism
- Detection and processing of three-color vision
- Nails at the end of each digit
- Enlarged brain area associated with vision, and reduced area associated with smell
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