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The DNA similarity of humans and chimps 96% and 99% history

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PaulK

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09-13-2016 2:30 PM

Reply to: Message 1 by mike the wiz
09-13-2016 2:10 PM

No real decrease

Different ways of measuring DNA similarity - different in what they count - give different results. Which should not be a big surprise.

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02-26-2022 3:35 PM

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02-26-2022 3:27 PM

Re: Human , Neandertal, and chimp dna

The 4% sounds right for the percentage of DNA that comes from our distant (human) ancestors interbreeding with Neanderthals. So it’s literally Neanderthal DNA.

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