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> Even my brother and I share only ~50% DNA. This is completely false. Any two random humans have more than 99% overlap by virtue of being the same species. It
by rocho 3y ago
> Even my brother and I share only ~50% DNA.
This is completely false. Any two random humans have more than 99% overlap by virtue of being the same species. It's even higher for brothers. We also share around 90% DNA with cats, dogs and elephants.
https://www.amacad.org/publication/unequal-nature-geneticists-perspective-human-differences https://www.amacad.org/publication/unequal-nature-geneticist...
> I'm not too worried about it because it's never a 100% overlap.
This doesn't make sense. If they were equal, you'd be the same person except for environmental differences. Many applications don't need equal DNAs. E.g.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=KT18KJouHWg https://youtube.com/watch?v=KT18KJouHWg
> About insurance companies, they're legally forbidden to use such data.
This is a very weak argument. There's a long history of companies doing illegal things, and even if it's illegal today it doesn't mean it'll be illegal tomorrow.
- panda-giddiness 3y agoI think it was clear that @sedatk was referring to the 1% that separates him from other human beings, not the 99% that separates him from trees.
- sedatk 3y agoYes, I thought it was clear. I certainly wasn't referring to the risk of incrimination of chimpanzees.