Man is related to just about every other animal according to the theory of evolution?

Answer 1

We're related yes, but only because we all shared a common ancestor hundreds of millions if not a billion years ago. For example we share 98% of our DNA with chimpanzees, 76% with a yellow lab, and 14% with a dandelion.

Answer 2

"pennoes" agrees with Natural Selection but does not agree with Evolution?

Natural Selection is the means to evolution!

But I am not going to argue that point here, since this is a forum for science not religion. If you want to argue religious aspects of our origin go to the pages for philosophy or religion... I'll even answer it there.

As a geneticist I have two important comments here that I want everyone to understand:

1) YES, humans are in some way related to every species on the planet, both living and extinct, animal and plant. All life on this planet arose from a single cell, and diversified greatly over time. We may not be closely related to anything other than the apes, but we ARE related.

2) Humans are not "descended from apes"! We are descended from a common ancestor with the apes. We are not modified chimps, orangutans, gorillas, what have you...modern apes are just that - modern. They have not been around all that long and are modifications on a much earlier model! Go back far enough and you come to a somewhat ape like ancestor from which all the apes and ourselves sprung. This common ancestor is quite a way back, yet our divergence from the apes is recent enough for us to have up to 98% DNA similarity.

Answer 3

Theory of evolution states that we have descended as human beings from Apes, this however is only one stage in a large number of evolutionary stages. there is now clear undisputed evidence that we have present in our bodies prokaryotic DNA in the mitochondria of cells which suggests an early symbiotic relationship being formed between cells. Darwin stated that a species will diversify in relation to the specific needs of the species and that this occurs over a long time period. this has been proven in the case of species which have undergone a geographical stress such as being cut of from other members of the species and then undergoing mutations which allow them to survive (speciation) phenotypically they are different however the genotype is closely related to other memebers of the species. it is known that bacterial cells are constantly undergoing similar mutations and evolving in order to suit there environment. this is not the plan of a creator but rather a series of random mutations which enable the best suited to survive.

Answer 4

Evolution suggests that we all share a common ancestor - that is, at some point one single celled species developed into seperate types that were the precursors to eukaryotes, prokaryotes, etc. which ultimately developed into life as it is today.

While we do share common descent, we are not directly related to anything apart from our own species. Saying that, we do share an overwhelming amount of similarity to other species due to our use of similar protein compounds.

Answer 5

Depends what you mean by related? For example, I understand that humans share >96% of their DNA with chimpanzee's.
However, the theory of evolution does not teach that humans evolved through every animal. It teaches that many animals branched off in their evolution at various stages in history via mutation and natural selection (and often geographical isolation) thus forming different animal classes. Humans according to the theory of evolution have most recently evolved from certain ape species. However, evolution is very much a theory, and there is no way to prove that this happened.
In my opinion a much more plausible explanation is that each animal was created according to its kind in the beginning by a Master Creator God, and then much diversification has occurred through natural selection (which is not evolution) to create the millions of species of different animals we have living today. They all share a basic code and building blocks for life to exist from the beginning, a master plan for life so to speak. This is DNA.

Answer 6

There are genes in bacteria that are in humans and have equivalent functions. The cells in our bodies must be able to perform the same basic functions as all cells do. Animals are even more closely related. If we weren't related, why do we have so much in common genetically?

Answer 7

Yes, the theory of evolution has flawless proof that all living things have been at one time, the descendents of the first DNA replicator.

Answer 8

Yes... we share a huge chunk of DNA with most animals (and plants too, for that matter). I don't find anything inherently good or bad about the fact - it's just the way we are, and the way life on this planet exists.

Answer 9

Man is related to absolutely everything in differing degrees. For example we are closer related to the mushroom than to grass.

Answer 10

THATS CORRECT ! ITS THE THEORY OF COMMON SENSE. WE HAVE TWO EYE-TEETH JUST LIKE ANIMALS. REMEMBER ALL THIS HAPPENED MILLIONS OF YEARS BEFORE ALL THESE OLD PROPHETS AND GEEZORS WROTE ALL THE GOOFY STUFF. ITS CALLED CREATION OR NATURE AND IT TOOK PLACE DIFFERENT PLACES AND REMEMBER PEOPLE THEN HAD NO MEANS OF TRAVEL, THIS STUPID IDEA THAT WE ALL CAME FROM ADAM AND EVE IS FOOLISH.ALONG WITH ABOUT 99 PERCENT OF EVERYTHING ELSE YOU HEAR FROM THOSE WHO LEAVE SENSIBLE THINKING BEHIND. WE ARE SOURCES OF ENERGY , TOO. AND WE ARE CREATORS TOO. ( USUALLY IF WE CHOOSE TO BE )A MOTHER AND DAD WHEN THEY HAVE CHILDREN ARE CREATORS.