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Anthropology

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2. How could these facts both be true? Help me out.

Fri Jul 16, 2021, 08:31 PM

Jul 2021

. The recent sequencing of the gorilla, chimpanzee and bonobo genomes confirms that supposition and provides a clearer view of how we are connected: chimps and bonobos in particular take pride of place as our nearest living relatives, sharing approximately 99 percent of our DNA, with gorillas trailing at 98 percent.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tiny-genetic-differences-between-humans-and-other-primates-pervade-the-genome/

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Just 7% of our DNA is unique to modern humans, study shows [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 OP

Interesting . . .. Lovie777 Jul 2021 #1

How could these facts both be true? Help me out. scipan Jul 2021 #2

Both are true because different wnylib Jul 2021 #3

Oh I get it now, thanks! scipan Jul 2021 #4

It was confusing, but glad to be able to clear it up. wnylib Jul 2021 #5