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Humans are 99.9 per cent similar to the person sitting next to us. The rest of those genes tell us everything from our eye colour to whether we're predisposed to certain diseases.
A 2005 study found that chimpanzees — our closest living evolutionary relatives — are 96 per cent genetically similar to humans.
A 2005 study found that chimpanzees — our closest living evolutionary relatives — are 96 per cent genetically similar to humans.
Cats are more like us than you'd think. A 2007 study found that about 90 per cent of the genes in the Abyssinian domestic cat are similar to humans.
When it comes to protein-encoding genes, mice are 85 per cent similar to humans. For non-coding genes, it is only about 50 per cent. The National Human Genome Research Institute attributes this similarity to a shared ancestor about 80 million years ago.
When it comes to protein-encoding genes, mice are 85 per cent similar to humans. For non-coding genes, it is only about 50 per cent. The National Human Genome Research Institute attributes this similarity to a shared ancestor about 80 million years ago.
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