Recent genetic evidence suggests that the expansion of the brain might be related to __________.

A) sexual selection for individuals with big brains
B) a mutation in the muscles of the jaw
C) genetic drift between populations with big and smaller brains
D) hybridization between small-brained australopithecines and big-brained Homo


B) a mutation in the muscles of the jaw

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