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Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: Dlarah on 01/06/2009 17:50:34

Hi! I have been thinking about a thing. It is said that around 6 million years ago humans and chimpanzees went different evolutionary tracks, but still the DNA is ninety-nine percent the same. I've read that these changes happened fast (punctuated equilibrium), yet there must be other changes for the humans to go in a completely different evolutionary track. Anyone know what these changes were? (if there were any)

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Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: RD on 02/06/2009 02:20:19

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Humans and chimps have 95 percent DNA compatibility, not 98.5 percent, research shows

http://mr.caltech.edu/press_releases/12291

Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: Dlarah on 02/06/2009 15:30:07

Oh, okej I didn't know. :)

What I meant, I think at least, was: What changes made it possible for humans to take a different evolutionary track than chimpanzees?

Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: Don_1 on 02/06/2009 16:28:31

Do you mean in respect of DNA or physical attributes?

Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: RD on 02/06/2009 17:07:40

Q.  What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?

A.  In some cases not very much ...

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Title: What, genetically, separates humans and chimpanzees?
Post by: Don_1 on 03/06/2009 15:56:15

Yes indeed, As Andy Parsons said, "where were all the assins when we needed them?"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4weswUVxM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ4weswUVxM)