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What evolutionary advantage actually led to humans developing a dominant hand instead of being fully ambidextrous?

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What evolutionary advantage actually led to humans developing a dominant hand instead of being fully ambidextrous?

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What evolutionary advantage actually led to humans developing a dominant hand instead of being fully ambidextrous?
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