Is there a recognized DNA segment that designates human DNA?

Subject: Is there a recognized DNA segment that designates human DNA?

Date: Fri Mar 23 13:53:43 2001
Posted by Frankk
Grade level: teacher/prof School: West Virginia University
City: Morgantown State/Province: WV Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Evolution
ID: 985373623.Ev

Message:


During a discussion having to do with biology, theology, and evolution, it was 
mentioned that humans share about 95%(?) of their DNA with chimpanzees.  The nest 
question was "Of the remaining 5%, is/are there (a) part(s) that can be shown to 
be characteristic of human DNA alone?  If given a "blind" sample, can a DNA 
expert identify it as human and not "animal"?  How?  If fossil DNA was available 
and stable enough to be examined, would this "human" DNA material designate when
"animal" became "man"?

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