Human = 98% Chimp?

Tom Lathrop (tlathrop@netcom.com)
Mon, 13 Mar 1995 00:16:11 GMT

Can somebody explain in detail the oft repeated claim that human beings
share 98% of their DNA with Chimpanzees? I had seen it so often in so
many places that I just assumed it must be true, and that it referred
to 98% of the entire genome, but somebody called me on it and said that
it only referred to certain blood proteins (or something like that),
and I realized I didn't know where that number came from, or exactly
what it meant. I know the basics pretty well, so please make any
explanation as complete as possible. If you can direct me to any
published material (or to a more appropriate newsgroup) that would be
appreciated as well.
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Tom Lathrop         | Politics:  A strife of interests masquerading

tlathrop@netcom.com | as a contest of principles. -- Ambrose Bierce

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