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The closest living relatives of humans are .

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gorilla

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chimpanzee

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baboon

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monkey

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The correct option is B chimpanzee
Chimpanzees and humans have 98.6% of genome in common. Among the other species of monkeys, chimpanzees are considered to be the closest relatives of humans. Both of them share a common family.

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