The theory of universal common descent proposes that all organisms on Earth are descended from a common ancestor or ancestral gene pool. Evidence for common descent is inferred from traits shared between all living organisms. In Darwin's day, the evidence of shared traits was based solely on visible observation of morphologic similarities, such as the fact that all birds, even those which do not fly, have wings. Today, there is strong evidence from genetics that all organisms have a common ancestor. For example, every living cell makes use of nucleic acids as its genetic material, and uses the same 20 amino acids as the building blocks for proteins. The universality of these traits strongly suggests common ancestry, because the selection of many of these traits seems arbitrary
The origin of life from self-catalytic chemical reactions is not a part of biological evolution, but rather of pre-evolutionary abiogenesis. However, disputes over what defines life make the point at which such increasingly complex sets of reactions became true organisms unclear. Not much is yet known about the earliest developments in life. There is no scientific consensus regarding the relationship of the three domains of organisms (Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota) or regarding the precise reactions involved in abiogenesis. Attempts to shed light on the origin of life generally focus on the behavior of macromolecules—particularly RNA—and the behavior of complex systems.
Fossil evidence indicates that the diversity and complexity of modern life has developed over much of the 4.57 billion year history of Earth. Oxygenic photosynthesis emerged around 3 billion years ago, and the subsequent emergence of an oxygen-rich atmosphere made the development of aerobic cellular respiration possible around 2 billion years ago. In the last billion years, simple multicellular plants and animals began to appear in the oceans. Soon after the emergence of the first animals, the Cambrian explosion, a geologically brief period of remarkable biological diversity, originated all the major body plans, or phyla, of modern animals. This event is now believed to have been triggered by the development of the Hox genes.
About 500 million years ago (mya), plants and fungi colonized the land, and were soon followed by arthropods and other animals. Amphibians first appeared around 300 mya, followed by reptiles, then mammals around 200 mya and birds around 100 mya. The human genus arose around 2 mya, while the earliest modern humans lived 200 thousand years ago.
2007-02-13 20:03:43
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answered by SuperSid 2
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Evolution has us coming from a similar but extinct species which was also a parent to todays monkeys. So the answer is no whatever you believe.
2007-02-13 20:02:50
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answered by Anonymous
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No way possible. Think about it if everything on earth has dna and a monkey sleeps with another monkey they are going to have another monkey. It is science.
2007-02-13 20:01:12
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answered by david r 2
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Yes. There is more scientific evidence showing that we derive from monkeys than there is from a bible or any other religious document combined.
People make it sound like it's an insult but what they don't realize is that we are an advanced version.
2007-02-13 20:03:00
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answered by Blanca 3
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We envloved from something there is proof on our bodies like wisdom teeth we envolved not to need them anymore..but not sure if it was monkeys but I believe God made the start whatever that was and we envloved from it.
2007-02-13 20:05:48
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answered by Kris_stew29 2
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there is many theory and myth ,legend but i don't think so
ppl said this because they belive monkey resemble human being the most that is why they said like this
2007-02-13 20:01:21
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answered by Anonymous
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No.
And I don't think the monkeys much like the idea either.
2007-02-13 20:00:59
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answered by Warren D 7
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I think I AM a monkey!!!!
2007-02-13 20:03:07
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answered by Anonymous
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NEVER...we were created in the Image of GOD...
and GOD is not a Monkey...
2007-02-13 20:15:43
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answered by Ray 1
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you a monkey, I come from ape, not monkey.
2007-02-13 20:01:16
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answered by Anonymous
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