What are the most significant features of the split between the australopiths and Homo? How does environmental specialization figure into the equation? What about cultural adaptation?

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The ape ancestry of the South African australopithecines is shown by their

A) arm and leg lengths B) pan-like pelvis C) extremely nonprognathic faces D) projecting canine teeth E) all of the above

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Cell division that involves exact replication of parent cells is called:

a. mitosis b. mitochondriosis c. meiosis d. cloning

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In ghost marriages, the __________ of the dead man provides the dead man’s wife with children so that his lineage will continue

a. uncle b. father c. son d. younger brother

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What is meant by the term genetic load? What facts bring about an increase in the genetic load and what are some of the consequences of this increase?

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