Which of the Following Is True of the Evolution of the Human

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the evolution of the human brain?

• A) The human brain is smaller than that of any other primate.
• B) Comparisons of brain size within the primate family require an adjustment for body size.
• C) The size of primate brains has shrunk over the course of evolutionary history.
• D) Primate brain size increases depended on the elimination of duplicate master genes.
• E) Inactivation of the ghrelin gene likely makes chimpanzee brains larger than human brains.

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