According to Tim White and Colleagues, Ardipithecus Was a Competent

question 40

True/False

According to Tim White and colleagues, Ardipithecus was a competent biped.

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Definitions:

Balanced Polymorphism

The presence in a population of two or more genetic variants that are maintained in a stable frequency over several generations.

Frequency-Dependent Selection

A mechanism of natural selection where the fitness of a phenotype depends on its frequency relative to other phenotypes in the population.

Infant Survival

The probability or rate of survival of newborn organisms through their earliest stages of life, often influenced by factors like genetic health, parental care, and environmental conditions.

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in which two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because the survival advantage or disadvantage of each balances out.