What are hominins? a. Extinct primates belonging to the genus Homo. b. A group of apes including humans that are more closely related to one another than any of them is related to chimps. c. A group of extinct primates that have larger brain than the living great apes. d. A group composed of humans, the living great apes and their extinct relatives.
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