Tag: human genome
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.
Challenged on the “1 Percent” Myth, Smithsonian Gives a Meaningless Non-Answer
Note to President Trump: I find this pretty disrespectful to the people who pay the bills at the Smithsonian.
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.
Breaking: New Study Shatters the 1 Percent Human-Chimp Difference Myth
The 1 percent statistic has become so widely cited and accepted that it could be considered an “icon of evolution.”
Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent Functional DNA
I contacted the corresponding authors of the original study and they kindly offered their interpretation of the differences between the human and chimp genomes.