Although the amount of variation in human body types at present may seem significant, it is:

A. about equal to the variation seen in the early hominins and the earlier members of the genus Homo.
B. small compared to the variation seen in the early hominins and the earlier members of the genus Homo.
C. about equal to the variation seen in the early hominins and small compared to the variation seen in the earlier members of the genus Homo.
D. small compared to the variation seen in the early hominins and about equal to the variation seen in the earlier members of the genus Homo.


Answer: B

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