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Use the diagram to answer the question below.

The diagram shows a primate evolutionary tree.



According to the tree, which statement about gibbons and orangutans is correct?

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Orangutans evolved from gibbons.
Orangutans evolved from gibbons.

Gibbons evolved from orangutans.
Gibbons evolved from orangutans.

They are both ancestors of chimpanzees.
They are both ancestors of chimpanzees.

They both evolved from a common ancestor.

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They both evolved from a common ancestor.

Explanation: The tree shows gibbons and orangutans as separate branches from a shared node, meaning neither descended from the other.