Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) recovered from a fossil hominin from Sima de los Huesos in northern Spain shows connections to the mtDNA of
A) Ardipithecus ramidus.
B) the robust australopiths.
C) the gracile australopiths.
D) the Denisovans.

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The mtDNA from the Sima de los Huesos hominin shows a closer relationship to the Denisovans, an extinct group of hominins, rather than to other ancient hominins like Ardipithecus ramidus or australopiths.

Mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA) Recovered from a Fossil Hominin from Sima