Thread: CLOSE RELATIVES

Hi, I think I've read a couple of times now that the chimanzee is our closest relative, correct? And in percentage terms we share 98% of our biological make up with chimpanzee's, correct?

If these statements are true can anyone tell what the 2% difference is?

many thanks, BARCUD

Someone can.

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal...ture04072.html

That someone could be among this author list. Read further than the author list and you might even find out what the '2%' could be.

That whole issue was dedicated to the chimp genome.
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/chimpgenome/

So plenty of reading there.

Hi Spuriousmonkey, that sure is a lot of reading! I'll have a go at picking through it all, so thanks for the info.

BARCUD