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> The fixed factor is that 97℅ of our DNA matches with that of fossils in Africa. Chimpanzee and human DNA are 96 to 99% identical. Does the 97% DNA match bet
by ww520 10y ago
> The fixed factor is that 97℅ of our DNA matches with that of fossils in Africa.
Chimpanzee and human DNA are 96 to 99% identical. Does the 97% DNA match between human and the African fossil have any significance at all?
- mhuffman 10y agoI believe that this is being brushed over. Cats have 90% DNA matches with modern humans as well as the overlap with chimps you mentioned. It is clear that just a couple of percent different is a HUGE difference in animals (I am including humans as animals). So, while it is clear that there is some relationship, the percentage of DNA matches does not seem like strong evidence of "this follows from that" and seems more like "this and that share common previous DNA". And of course there is a political and social-responsibility component to this, even though people pretend like scientist are immune to politics or social trends.