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Explain Bipedal Locomotion in Hominoids

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Explain bipedal locomotion in hominoids. What are the kinds of selective pressures that could have been responsible for its development? What are the major morphological differences between habitual bipedal hominins and occasionally bipedal apes, and what makes them major difference?


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Motivate Behavior

The process of influencing or encouraging individuals to act or behave in a certain way.

Morphogen

Substance that regulates development; secreted by one cell type and affects other cells in a concentration-dependent manner.

Concentration-dependent

A term used to describe processes or reactions that vary according to the concentration of a particular substance involved.

Development

Process by which the first cell of a multicelled organism gives rise to an adult.

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