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What is the term for the closest living relatives of humans?
Hominins
When did hominins acquire a large brain?
Around 2 million years ago
What is the Out of Africa hypothesis?
It proposes that humans evolved only in Africa and migrated outward.
Why is morning sickness in humans likely under natural selection?
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What is the molecular basis of lactase persistence in human adults?
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What is the term for the human lineage that split from the apes around 6-7 million years ago?
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What is the significance of the Ardipithecus ramidus discovery in understanding human evolution?
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Which of the following is a synapomorphy (shared derived characteristic) of primates?
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When did humans first appear in Australia, based on existing fossil evidence?
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What is the main difference between the multiregional hypothesis and the Out of Africa hypothesis in human evolution?
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