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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() First | Previous | Next | Last | | Index | Home Slide 70 of 109 Scientific data shows that humans share a high degree of genetic similarity to the apes, especially chimpanzees. Before 2002, it was commonly claimed that humans differed genetically from chimpanzees by 1-2%. However, following the completion of the human genome project's complete genetic sequence, and the beginning of the chimpanzee genome sequence, we now have a much better estimate of the genetic difference. Gene sequence differences are very close to what had been previously estimated at 1.4%. However, there are quite a few insertions and deletions found in comparing the two sequences. These differences equal 3.4%. Therefore, the total genetic difference between chimpanzees and humans is now seen as being 4.8%1 - much larger than previously thought. Such a large genetic difference now brings into question the paradigm of common descent. References
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