Saturday, May 1, 2010

Humans, Chimps Not as Closely Relasted as Thought?

Studies showed that the DNA is a few more percent different than expected (from about 98.5% to 95%). The causes that relate to this shift is possible occurrences of mutations - substitution, insertion, and deletion in the nucleotides. By studying the human and chimpanzee differences, researchers hope to find insights on illnesses that affect humans regularly and not chimpanzees.

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