Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement about primates’ ev

1.	Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement about primates’ evolution?(a) Chimpanzees and gorillas evolved from macaques(b) Humans and chimpanzees evolved from gorillas(c) Human, chimpanzees and gorillas evolve from a common ancestor(d) Humans and gorillas evolved from chimpanzees
Answer» Answer is : (c) Human, chimpanzees and gorillas evolve from a common ancestor The correct statement for primates’ evolution is that human, chimpanzees and gorillas share a common ancestor. From fossil records, primatologists came to know that human, chimpanzee and gorilla are evolved from a common ancient ancestor about 10 million years ago. Recent studies on gorilla genome confirmed that gorilla diverged from the common ancestor about 6 million years ago.

Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement about primates’ evolution?(a) Chimpanzees and gorillas evolved from macaques(b) Humans and chimpanzees evolved from gorillas(c) Human, chimpanzees and gorillas evolve from a common ancestor(d) Humans and gorillas evolved from chimpanzees

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Answer is : (c) Human, chimpanzees and gorillas evolve from a common ancestor

The correct statement for primates’ evolution is that human, chimpanzees and gorillas share a common ancestor. From fossil records, primatologists came to know that human, chimpanzee and gorilla are evolved from a common ancient ancestor about 10 million years ago. Recent studies on gorilla genome confirmed that gorilla diverged from the common ancestor about 6 million years ago.

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Which one of the following is a CORRECT statement about primates’ evolution?(a) Chimpanzees and gorillas evolved from macaques(b) Humans and chimpanzees evolved from gorillas(c) Human, chimpanzees and gorillas evolve from a common ancestor(d) Humans and gorillas evolved from chimpanzees

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