2006-11-11 10:45:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Measuring chromosomes as a whole isn't a very good way of determining relationships between species. Although humans have 46 chromosomes (23 pairs) versus chimps' 48 (24 pairs), it's clear from looking at the structure of the chromosomes themselves that one of the human ones is composed of two of the chimps ones that have joined together. We can even see the end markers of the chimps genes in the middle of our joined one.
In terms of overall genetic difference between humans and chimps, it depends on exactly how you measure it but it's between 1 and 4 per cent.
Unfortunately the answers given earlier about pigs being closer aren't accurate. They share large-scale physiological similarities, which is why heart ops may be possible, but this has nothing to do with DNA.
A good reference for all this stuff is the Talk Origins archive at http://www.talkorigins.org
2006-11-11 21:55:14 · answer #1 · answered by Daniel R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the question, people and stop saying two percent. The first answer is correct. Chimpanzee's have at least one more chromosome than humans. One of ours is a fused two of theirs.
2006-11-11 11:56:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference between humans and chimpanzees is approximately 1%.
2006-11-11 15:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by curious_investor 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
chimps have 24 pairs
humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes
the genetic difference is less than 1.5% on chromosomes that have been studiedf, however the difference makes all the difference
that is, the genetic sequence that differs, makes us human
2006-11-11 16:49:09 · answer #4 · answered by town_cl0wn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2%
2006-11-11 11:20:54 · answer #5 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2.7% of our DNA sequence is different to Chimpanzees, everything else is EXACTLY the same.
2006-11-11 21:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by master_harmonixer 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i watched a documentry i think we are all 99% and that 1% difference makes a chimpanze, however, i am welsh and could be confusing it with the dog and wolf debate.....although thinking about it my x husband did somewhat resemble an orangatang.......god bless him x
2006-11-11 10:51:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
about 1%, which is actually attributable to a stetch of DNA code that is a residual viral code...
2006-11-11 11:58:05 · answer #8 · answered by BugGurl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Boring.But true .....the difference is only 0.986%.....not mutch .but it stops em 'reading The Sun.
2006-11-11 10:54:20 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
pretty wide.
We are closer to pigs, in cell dna structure, hence pig heart ops.
2006-11-11 10:47:43 · answer #10 · answered by ben b 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋