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Chimps and humans not so similar after all

Thread ID: 19774 | Posts: 3 | Started: 2005-08-22

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Petr [OP]

2005-08-22 21:53 | User Profile

[I]Debunking a commonly-cited "just 2% of difference" myth often used by evolutionists...[/I] [FONT=Arial]

[url]http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v26/i4/focus.asp[/url]

[SIZE=5]Chimps and humans not so similar after all[/SIZE]

Scientists have compared the ‘letter’ sequence on the DNA of the smallest human and chimp chromosomes. Considering the oft-repeated claim that human and chimp DNA differs by less than 2%, the researchers were surprised to find that the real difference was much larger. It appears that previous estimates of overall difference only took into account ‘letter’ substitutions and not deletions and insertions. Inclusion of deletions and insertions increases the difference to [I]at least[/I] 7.7%.

The researchers were surprised at the amount of difference, which they did not expect from their evolutionary view of human origins.

[B][I]Nature[/I], 27 May 2004, pp. 382–388[/B].[/FONT]

RowdyRoddyPiper

2005-08-23 01:04 | User Profile

[QUOTE=Petr][font=Arial]The researchers were surprised at the amount of difference, which they did not expect from their evolutionary view of human origins.[/font][/QUOTE] How close would your estimate of genetic overlap be to the real value if you consulted a team of Bible scholars for the answer? Within +/- 1%, I suppose?

Happy Hacker

2005-08-23 01:10 | User Profile

[QUOTE=Petr]Scientists have compared the ‘letter’ sequence on the DNA of the smallest human and chimp chromosomes. Considering the oft-repeated claim that human and chimp DNA differs by less than 2%, the researchers were surprised to find that the real difference was much larger. It appears that previous estimates of overall difference only took into account ‘letter’ substitutions and not deletions and insertions. Inclusion of deletions and insertions increases the difference to [I]at least[/I] 7.7%.[/QUOTE]

Scientists have always known that the 2% difference is just the minimum, not the actual amount.

If we do some math: A 7.7% difference time the number of "letters" in human DNA divided by the number of generations ago humans and chimps split. If you finish this, you'll see that Evolution has a lot of work to do in each generation.