I've heard something about a chuman or humanzee. Is this for real? Would anyone have sex with an ape to find out?
(Disgusting!)
2007-01-16 04:45:06 · 3 answers · asked by cristina p 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Chimps and humans have differnet numbers of chromosomes. Humans have 46 and chimps 48.
And if it worked (Something similar works with horse x donkey) they would be sterile. But that's only possible if a chimp x human with 47 chromosomes is viable. But then, there are still other barriers on genetical scale that would have to be worked out.
2007-01-16 09:12:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Zaius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think this has something to do with the latest Michael Crighton novel which I confess I have not read.
I can pretty much guarantee there's no such animal anywhere on the planet - I doubt we could create a hybrid between these two very different species without more advanced genetic tampering than is currently available.
At leas you didnt ask if an ape could be crossed with a human as some people have which leads people like me to point out that we're already 100% ape.
What's interesting though is that we are in fact closer to Chimpanzees genetically than mice are to rats.
2007-01-16 06:19:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals genetically further apart than chimpanzees and humans have been crossed - zebras and horses for instance. Whether anyone has tried to cross a human and a chimpanzee, I don't know, but if they have, they haven't told anyone yet.
2007-01-16 09:07:18 · answer #3 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋