. What skeletal features differentiate modern humans from apes, and what common purpose do all these differences

serve? What will be an ideal response?


ANSWER: Compared to apes, humans have a spine that enters the skull inferiorly, an S-shaped spine,
legs longer than arms, and arched feet with non-opposable toes. All these skeletal features
allow us to be more efficiently bipedal.

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Which of the following statements about cyclin B is false?

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