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Primates: A Genetic Analysis

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Upon the creation of humans, part of our behavior has been genetic and others have been culturally shaped. These genetics help us relate to our ancestors the primates because it shows that we’re still evolving. Even though we have gone from Homo habilis to Homo sapiens sapiens, the heritage from chimpanzees and other primates is still visible. On the other hand, humans, like primates learn certain things according to the environment they may live on and how it affects them. The things someone picks up from observing or experimenting then turns to culturally shaped. For primates to have survived this long they had to be cooperative with one another and that goes for humans too.

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