Give an Example of Exaptation in Humans

question 68

Essay

Give an example of exaptation in humans.

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Definitions:

Semantics

The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and how changes in word arrangement affect meaning.

Morphology

Morphology refers to the study of the form and structure of organisms or their specific structural features.

Phonology

The study of the sound system of languages, including the rules for combining and using sounds to communicate meaning.

Charles Spearman

An early 20th-century psychologist known for his work in statistics and intelligence theory, famous for proposing the concept of a general intelligence factor, "g".