Humans and bananas share genetic similarities?
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This is not an idle claim.\n\nW.r.t. that specific claim about similarities between the DNA of humans and bananas in particular, I found both creationist and scientific references that attribute that quote to distinguished UK Zoologist, Sir Robert May in New Scientist magazine (July 1, 2000).  Unfortunately, I'm not a subscriber to the magazine so I can't get the full article.\n\nBut I found a nice article that explains well what it means when we talk about (and quantify) similarities between human and plant DNA.  For example, the author (geneticist Flo Pauli from Stanford) shows side-by-side human and plant genetic sequences for a protein used in cell respiration found in both plants and animals.  The similarities are shown in red and you can see that there are lots of differences, but also a lot of long sequences in common. \n\nhttp://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=83\n\nThis does not make the human and chimp similarities irrelevant at all ... it strengthens the idea that *all* living life forms are related by common descent.  The more recent the common ancestor, the higher the percentage of shared DNA.  This is completely independent evidence of the theory of evolution, which was formulated long before DNA was discovered.
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the difference in DNA between humans is SUPER tiny, like in the hundreths of a percent different.  humans are approximately .001% different
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Genetics and groceries.
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*Sigh* This question has been asked so many times, it's almost sad. Here's the deal: we did not evolve directly from monkeys and apes. Humans, monkeys and apes all evolved from ONE COMMON ANCESTOR. This common ancestor has since died off. So, let's put it this way: monkeys and apes are our distant cousins, rather than our distant brothers and sisters. That make sense?\n\nHere's a better question: if man DIDN'T evolve from monkeys and apes, why are we 99% genetically similar to them? \n\nThank you, by the way, for stating monkeys AND apes in your question instead of just monkeys. Strictly speaking, we are more related to apes than to monkeys. And yes, there's a difference.
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I think you're a banana
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We are genetically linked to all of them. I.e., we share a large percentage of our genes with all of them.  \n\nBut of the four, we share the most genetic material with monkeys.  This indicates that monkeys were the most recent (latest) branch of evolution to separate from our branch.
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We are all related.\n\nhttps://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/index.html
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No:\nThey too distantly related.\nAlso their chromosome number and chromosome and shapes and gene layout, and individual genes are vastly different, so they cannot pair up in the fusion that is part of of the fertilisation reaction.
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great apes from chimpanzees have got 96% similarity to humans
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There is no proven connection at this time, hence it being a "theory." There are definite similarities, like we share 93% of the same genetic similarities with orangutans.
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Instead of banana shouldn't it be plantain?
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Humans and monkeys evolved from the same common ancestor.\nNow humans and monkeys are seperate species. \nComparisons between chimp and human DNA show the two species share 95 per cent of their genetic material.\nMonkeys aren't going to change into humans - this has nothing to do with Darwin's theory on human origins.
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although all the answers represent components of eukaryotic genomes, e is the best answer\n\nhere is a link with some additonal info\n\nhttp://www.biologynews.net/archives/2005/05/02/scientists_track_stealth_dna_elements_in_primate_evolution.html
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Apples are better.  Bananas have some, but not as much fiber as apples.
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Pigs and humans: no.\nChimps and humans: maybe.\n\nHonestly, the scientific jury is still out on whether or not humans are able to crossbreed with apes.  Rumours have cropped up within the scientific community for years, but no definitive cases have presented themselves.  Check out the link below for some interesting reading on the topic.
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Neanderthal and Monkey.
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The lot of genetic sequencing. Although, both being mammals, there is a great deal of genetic similarity. However, a change of less that 1% of an organism's genetic code makes a vastly different creature, such as in the difference between a chimpanzee and a human, which share between 98% and 99% of the same DNA.