Some human biological traits have some adaptive significance and some have no apparent function. Which of the following is a true statement as it is currently understood?

A) Nose shape may be related to relative humidity such that people in dry areas tend to have narrow noses.
B) Living humans show variations in hair form that has no known function.
C) Epicanthic folds are found among Asians, Native Americans, and the Khoisan but have no apparent function.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above


D

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