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Message 7 of 16 (41135)
05-23-2003 4:32 PM
Reply to: Message 6 by ahp12212
05-23-2003 4:04 PM


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If charles darwin theory is right, then how come humans and other species don't look alike. I don't know how to dfend that. I can't say anything cuz it is true that we all descend from one organism.
We do look alike, mostly. You can take any mammal and match up its bits one for one with any other mammal, for the most part. There are exceptions, of course. Some mammals, like horses, have lost toes, but for the most part muscles, tendons, joints, organs line up one for one. This is not to say that these various parts are identical, but they are close enough to be identifiable. Take hair for example. We look different from chimpanzees largely because of body hair. We have less hair. Right? Actually no. We have about the same number of hairs on our body as chimps, but our hairs are very short and very fine, while chimp hair is long and coarse. The closer the relationships the closer the matches-- just like familial resemblance. You look much more like your mom and dad, than you do to distant relatives.
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