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> 90% identical to humans I mean, we share 90% of our DNA with mice, and 70% with worms.
by mikepurvis 5y ago
> 90% identical to humans
I mean, we share 90% of our DNA with mice, and 70% with worms.
- Victerius 5y agoI mean, physiologically. But, yes.
- mikepurvis 5y agoI know we're both just being trite, but it is an interesting point that nearly all of our genetics are concerned with the "inside bits" of our proteins, organs, and so on. Whereas when we talk about a hypothetical extra-terrestrial being that has the basic external configuration of a human, that could well be a sulfur or graphite-based life form, or something else entirely. Basically it could look like a smooth, slender, big-headed human but under the hood have much less in common with us than an earthworm does.