Yes, of course, but that isn't an incredibly meaningful statement. Humans and bananas share about 40-50% of the same genes, but that only makes up about 1-2% o

Yes, of course, but that isn't an incredibly meaningful statement. Humans and bananas share about 40-50% of the same genes, but that only makes up about 1-2% of the actual DNA sequence [0]. If you think about it, sharing a significant number of genes with a banana isn't all that surprising, given that the genes are the portion of the DNA sequence that codes for proteins. Since all naturally occurring proteins are made up of the same ~20 amino acids, and you'd expect a lot of the basic "being a living organism on Earth" type proteins to at least be similar among lots of different organisms, I'd say having 1-2% of your DNA and 40-50% of your genes in common with a fruit doesn't seem too absurd. --- [0]: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/people-bananas-share-dna.htm https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/genetic/people-banana...