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Who is directly related to man :
A
Gorilla
B
Rhesus
C
Gibbon
D
Orangutan
Detailed Solution
Among the given primates, the gorilla, an African great ape, is the most closely related to man (after the chimpanzee, which is not among the options).
Molecular studies show that humans, chimpanzees and gorillas form a closely related group; the orangutan and gibbon branched off earlier, and the rhesus monkey is an Old World monkey, more distant still.
So the gorilla is the one directly related to man among these.
Molecular studies show that humans, chimpanzees and gorillas form a closely related group; the orangutan and gibbon branched off earlier, and the rhesus monkey is an Old World monkey, more distant still.
So the gorilla is the one directly related to man among these.