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I know they have DNA but is it the same as human DNA?

2006-10-04 09:49:52 · 8 answers · asked by pumpmar 2 in Science & Mathematics Biology

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Yes, all DNA is the same chemically. What differs among species is the way in which it's put together. There are four DNA bases -- think of them as four different colours of Lego blocks, all the same size, which can all be attached together in any sequence. The order in which the colours are put together is different for each species.

2006-10-04 10:33:57 · answer #1 · answered by stevewbcanada 6 · 1 0

The constituent parts of the DNA, called bases, are the same for all DNA based forms of life, which includes most plants and all animals. The particular bases, and the order in which they lie, are different for each species; similar species have many base segments in common, while dissimilar species have fewer. The total human genome consists of about two billion bases, which (at two information bits per base, since there are four to choose from) represents an information base of about 500 megabytes -- roughly the amount of data on a CD. Orangutangs are perhaps the nearest relatives to H. Sapiens, with about 99.9 percent of the DNA being in common.

2006-10-04 10:28:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

All known cellular life and some viruses have DNA.

DNA is a long polymer of nucleotides (a polynucleotide) that encodes the sequence of amino acid residues in proteins, using the genetic code: each amino acid is represented by three consecutive nucleotides (a triplet code).

This is what changes to make us human and monkeys, well, monkeys. Chimpanzees seem almost human, and scientists have maintained for decades that chimps are, in fact, 98.5 percent genetically identical to humans.

Anyone who's feeling particularly evolved might take this into consideration: The DNA of a mouse is 99 percent similar to a human being's.

Even more disturbing to those who consider themselves a higher form of life than, say, a sprig of mustard, is the fact that the human genome is only 15 percent larger than the mustard plant's.

2006-10-04 10:08:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

DNA (Deoxyribonbucleic Acid) is the basis of ALL life forms - the difference is in the sequencing and number of sequences involved.

2006-10-04 11:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by The old man 6 · 0 0

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2016-12-15 19:39:38 · answer #5 · answered by immich 4 · 0 0

All known living things have the same DNA "alphabet" - A, T, C, G (Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine & Gaunine).

2006-10-04 09:58:09 · answer #6 · answered by borscht 6 · 0 0

Yes, it is all chemically identical -- and between humans and most animals, there is surprisingly little difference in the genetic sequence, et cetera.

2006-10-04 09:58:04 · answer #7 · answered by BoredBookworm 5 · 0 0

No they do not. They are not from the same species as human. Dogs are dogs. Cows are cows. Monkeys are monkeys.

2006-10-04 09:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 0 2

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