Support for a sensory bias explanation as to why females of some primate species choose to mate with males who have red skin can be seen in phylogenetic evidence suggesting that_____. Question 34 options: a) Red skin evolved before the ability to see color b) Red skin evolved after the ability to see color c) Red skin is not genetically determined d) Red skin is only seen in females
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