Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134711751
Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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To determine: The adaptations inherited from the primate ancestors enabling the humans to make and use tools.

Introduction: The humans have been evolved from the primates. So, the humans resemble the primates in many ways. The characteristic features of the ancestral form (primates) have helped in evolving them into the humans.

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