Which of the following statements is accurate?

A) Apes and hominins are more closely related to New World monkeys than to Old World monkeys.
B) Apes and hominins are equally related to New and Old World monkeys.
C) Apes and hominins are more closely related to Old World monkeys than to New World monkeys.
D) Apes descended from Old World monkeys.

Hominins

Members of the human lineage after the split from our common ancestor with chimpanzees, including all species of Homo and related genera.

New World Monkeys

A group of primates that live in the forests of Central and South America, distinct from their Old World counterparts in Africa and Asia.

Old World Monkeys

A group of primates native to Africa and Asia, part of the family Cercopithecidae, often characterized by their non-prehensile tails.