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Subject: 93-95% Gene Similarity between us and apes...does it mean ANYTHING?

Date: Tue May 16 08:17:09 2000
Posted by Adam Lawson
Grade level: 10-12 School: SCHS
City: PO State/Province: FL Country: USA
Area of science: Evolution
ID: 958479429.Ev
Message:

I think that when many scientist say things like "...Humans and the great 
apes have anywhere from 93-95% of the same genes...", that they must not 
be playing with a full deck of cards. I don't think it mattered if we had 
99.999% of the same genes, because just one seperate and different 
nitrogen base or amino acid or chromosome can make a world of difference. 
We don't have the knowledge to assum that, because 94% of our genes are 
the same, that we are closely related. My God, man, look at pigs. We use 
their organs because they are so similar to our own. We do not use ape 
organs, now do we?


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