Tag: gap divergence
Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”?
The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process.
Critics Struggle with Evidence Humans and Chimps Are 15 Percent Genetically Different
Before we dive into what critics are saying, I want to note that good authorities have come to similar numerical conclusions as I did.
Letter to the Smithsonian
Unfortunately, the 1 percent myth is promulgated as fact at, among other places, the nation’s own Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Method of Analysis Confirms Human-Chimp Genomes Are About 15 Percent Different
This number is only looking at the non-sex chromosomes. When you look at the sex chromosomes, the differences seem to be even greater.
Fact Check: New “Complete” Chimp Genome Shows 14.9 Percent Difference from Human Genome
I suspect that this radical finding has implications — for human exceptionalism and more — that people will be discussing for a long time.