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Originally posted by magicmike
"We humans appear as only slightly remodeled chimpanzee-like apes." He says humans and chimps share 99.4 percent of their DNA, the molecule that codes for life.
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When you find out what percentage we share with the Octopus, the paramecium, or the Eagle, the fact that we share 99.4% with the chimp seems a lot less exciting. A huge part of DNA is non-data-carrying, and a big part of what is left is general to all living things.