Could a human and chimp have offspring???

Question

Our dna is 99% similiar!!!

Differant dog species can!

Also ions and tigers!

No cones i plan on making you boink a tiger and then selling the tape to you in exchange for your freedom. ie instead if giving the video to the police...... how do you like hat you sick animal

Answer 1

It has nothing to do with similar DNA. Its like the case of the horse and mule (classical example) The horse has 64 chromosones (2n) and the donkey has 62 chromosones (2n). Now cells divide meiotically to form gametes (n) which are 32 and 31 for the horse and dnkey respectively. Being closely related these pair up to form 63 chromosones (2n) and gives us the famous mule. (On lone chromosone is thought to interact with one whole chromosone)

The same things happens with lions and tigers i assume.

NOTE: THIS DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE OFFSPRING PRODUCED ARE FERTILE (the offspring can't reproduce)

Dogs on the other hand are known as different species due to very different visible characteristics, but in essence they are still dogs (they all have the same number of chromosones and similar dna).

On this arguement we should always keep in mind that species are the human need to classify animals and plants. Therefore there are no clear boundaries and there are always exceptions no matter how you try to define the basic unit of taxonomy called species.

Answer 2

Early human ancestors and chimpanzee ancestors may have mated and produced offspring, according to a new DNA study.

The study suggests that the human and chimp lineages initially split off from a single ape species about ten million years ago. Later, early chimps and early human ancestors may have begun interbreeding, creating hybrids—and complicating and prolonging the evolutionary separation of the two lineages. But any offspring would be infertile.

The second and final split occurred some four million years after the first one, the report proposes.

"One thing that emerges [from the data] is a reestimate of the date when humans and chimps last exchanged genes," said David Reich, a professor at Harvard Medical School's Department of Genetics in Boston.

"Our data strongly suggest that [the last gene exchange] occurred more recently than 6.3 million years ago and probably more recently than 5.4 million years ago," said Reich, senior author of the study,

Answer 3

Even thought we are 98-99% the same as Chimps, we are still very, very different. Chimps have a different number of chromosomes and are incompatible with humans.

Different breeds of dog, despite their differences in appearance, are all the same species. Occasionally different species can breed, but in those cases the DNA (and chromosomes - more important then % of DNA that is the same) is much more compatible. Even in those cases (mules, etc) the hybrid is usually sterile and often has major genetic problems.

Answer 4

I seem to remember a GCSE biology lesson from a few years ago that like most with that teacher ended up talking about irrelevant stuff (but we all still passed our exams!). Anyway he was talking about this kinda stuff and i think he said that we couldn't becuase we a re too separated, but could have through a common relative (a chimpman). I also remember how horses and zebra's cant becuase they apparatnly have a completely different number of chromosomes! But at the end of the day the only way science progresses is through experiementation. Shotgun not me!

Answer 5

Very unlikely. Although they have SIMILAR chromosomal structure, they have different numbers of chromosomes for starters, and the 99% figure is slightly misleading, since this depends on how it is measured. BTW, different species of dog do not crossbreed, since there is only ONE species of domesticated dog, just different varieties. There may also be problems with compatibility of the sperm and ova, since the sperm have to be the right ones to be able to penetrate the membrane of the ovum. The acrosome, at the leading tip of the sperm is often different for different species. This is involved with penetration of the ovum.

Answer 6

1% is a big difference, especially with DNA code.

Its like saying 1% of all the sand on the beach. Just because 99% of the sand on the beach is similar, that 1% could be billions of pieces (or lines of genetic code)

Answer 7

While the similarities in our DNA is interesting, there are reproductive barriers that would probably prevent it. Mechanical Isolation - mating is attempted, but morphological differences prevent its successful completion. Example - The shells of two species of snails spiral in different directions: as a result, the snails' genital openings are not aligned, and mating can't be completed. Gametic Isolation - sperm of one species may not be able to fertilize the eggs of another species. For instance, sperm may not be able to survive in the reproductive tract of females of the other species, or biochemical mechanisms may prevent the sperm from penetrating the membrane surrounding the other species' eggs. Example - gametic isolation separates certain closely related species of aquatic animals, such as sea urchins. Sea urchins release their sperm and eggs into the surrounding water, where they fuse and form zygotes. Gametes of different species, such as the red and purple urchins are unable to fuse because proteins on the surfaces of the eggs and sperm cannot bind to each other. Reduced Hybrid Viability - the genes of different parent species may interact in ways that impair the hybrid's development or survival in its environment. Example - some salamander subspecies live in the same regions and habitats, where they may occasionally hybridize. But most of the hybrids do not complete development and those that do are frail.

Answer 8

Not naturally. There are numerous rearrangements on the chimp chromosomes that do not match up to humans.

Artificially, you can create pretty much any hybrid cell you want. If its viable though is another question.

Answer 9

I am assuming that your question is serious and is motivated by scientific curiosity. Germans did have this idea and tried some experiments during second world war time. I am not sure that they succeeded but that doesn't mean that in future, the experiments won't succeed.

Answer 10

i thought i was human\chimp offspring as i'm only the 2nd generation walking on 2 legs! And i've got a hairy back too!